Francie Van Wirkus

In a large change or transformation, those who are (or say they are) all-in, appear to know exactly what’s going on. They probably didn’t think it through enough. Asking questions and challenging the proposed future state is actually part of the transformation work, and should be encouraged. It’s

Like them or hate them, metrics can help you continuously improve. Here are two great team reflection questions about the metrics you currently use: Do any of our current measures hold us back or restrict us for the future? Is there a new measure that we could use that would help us be open to ne

Your team keeps growing because it can sense and adapt to change. These two reflection questions can help your team continue to build its resilience: Which relationships are no longer sufficient for our work? What kinds of business relationships would help us become more resilient and open to cha

We’re racing toward the end of Q1 in 2021. Now is a perfect time to begin reflecting on your personal growth and vision. Now is perfect to begin, even if you stopped reflecting back in January. Now is also perfect to begin, even if you never reflected before in your life. if you don’t challenge yo

How you lead a change or transformation trumps any other part of that change. Your organization is different from the others, your change is unique, and still leadership is the most important part. Leading change takes time; endless conversations to connect people to the vision and value of the wo

It’s still happening, calling people “resources.” You likely have a strong rationale for still calling humans resources, or having an occasional slip of the R Word. A mindset is stronger, because it goes to the root. Changing your mindset is difficult, and has tremendous impact on the people you wor

Any time you hear that statement, regardless of your position in the organization, listen closely with curiosity. Even if you’ve heard it 20 times before this moment. That statement might be the most clear piece of information you will hear all day. It’s up to you what you do with it. As a team me

Dependencies are in our work and in our heads. The art of asking challenging questions can help break or at least weaken the dependencies in our thinking, so that we can find new solutions. These ideas may look absurd and unreachable, because they aren’t coated in the usual dependencies. Give them

It takes time, but you can grow your team’s knowledge, so that it’s not trapped inside a few, perceived, brilliant people. Living out the vision, mission and values of an organization needs time over platitudes, intentional, relentless work over leaving it to someone else.

Your meeting doesn’t always have to run long. You can choose to create new, more solid boundaries for your meetings, and practice them over time. You can choose to grow intentional interactions that value respect and self care. What’s the practice part? It’s different for everyone. Some have tr

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