by Liz Guthridge | Jun 19, 2021 | Blog
The story of the investment firm Engine No. 1 gaining three ExxonMobil board seats for their carefully selected candidates initially reminded me of the classic children’s book The Little Engine That Could. If you remember the story, a little engine agrees to try to...
by Liz Guthridge | Oct 10, 2011 | Blog
“Youre invited.” That message from Who’s Who Entry greets me on my smartphone almost every morning. Even though this spam message is missing the apostrophe in “You’re,” it uses the word “who” instead of “that.” Kudos for that word choice! “That” is rapidly replacing...
by Liz Guthridge | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog
“Intense busywork.” “Too much stuff.” “Crisis situations that could have been prevented.” These activities are examples of wasteful work that gets in the way of strategic advisors’ ability to provide effective strategic counsel, as cited in the recent survey, Being a...