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Articles  |  6 July 2020

Digital transformation in the wake of a crisis: focus on people

Crises differ in character, scale, and scope, but some aspects are true no matter the organisation, industry, or geography.

Webinars  |  23 June 2020

3 Ways of Empowering Your People to Transform

Whitney Johnson

In these unprecedented times, the role of leadership has undergone a fundamental shift. How can leaders have empathetic and authentic conversations?

Reports  |  18 June 2020

What are the Skills and Functions Required of the CSO to Implement Strategy in Large Organizations?

We see the birth of the Chief Strategic Officer (CSO) position within the governance of large corporations, in a transfer process of responsibility for strategy execution to a specific role in an organization’s top management teams.

Webinars  |  16 June 2020

Reframing: How to Solve the Right Problems?

Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg

Are you good at solving the right problems?

Webinars  |  28 March 2020

People-Centered Transformation; How to Put People First

Tony O' Driscoll

In these uncertain times, the failure rate in implementing organizational change initiatives is too high and too costly to be sustained. How can your organization survive and thrive in today’s complex context?

Articles  |  24 March 2020

Blocked pipeline: the career trajectory of women in strategy leadership

A study in Brazil shows how management consulting's gender gap affects the leadership ranks in strategy.

Articles  |  4 February 2020

People-centred transformation is an urgent priority for a fast-changing world

The existential threat facing organizations is clear. They must change, or they will die.

Organizations cannot change unless their people change, and most transformation efforts fail because organizations over-emphasize the tangible side of change and under-emphasize the emotional one.

Webinars  |  12 December 2019

How can Leaders Execute a People-First Transformation?

Claudio Garcia

In this Brightline webinar delivered by Claudio Garcia, former EVP, Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH), you can learn his expert views on how to execute a "People-first" strategy for transformation.

Articles  |  15 March 2019

The Brightline Initiative is recognising the need for people-related solutions

When pursuing a change of strategy direction, leaders can often overlook the people already within their organisation. However, with the need to close the gap between strategy design and delivery more important than ever, it appears...

Articles  |  11 February 2019

Power to the People

Leaders pursuing a change of strategy often overlook the individuals in their organisation. But with huge sums of money at stake between strategy design and delivery, it is time to rethink the ‘people gap’.

Reports  |  4 December 2018

The Nine Disruptions – Why We Need a New Social Contract for the Digital Economy

This white paper describes nine disruptions to our global economy and society, driven by the technological explosion of the fourth industrial revolution, the globalization of the factors of production, the demographic paradoxes of skilled...

Books  |  28 November 2018

The Chief Strategy Officer Playbook

How to Transform Strategies into Great Results

In today’s dynamic business environment, creating and implementing great strategies requires talent, resources and the right practices and tools. The book showcases a unique and compelling collection of valuable experiences, research,...

Reports  |  26 November 2018

Blockchain and the Chief Human Resources Officer

This white paper explores how blockchain will enable organizations to find the right skills and talent at the right time for the right price. That capability will be critical to project management and strategy delivery.

Articles  |  20 November 2018

The three Cs of better strategy implementation

When it comes to strategy implementation, there’s often a gap between what businesses aim to deliver and their de facto capabilities. Reasons for disconnect between a desire to improve strategy and an ability to do so boil down to three...

Interviews  |  8 November 2018

The unpredictable future of work – an interview with Claudio Garcia, Lee Hecht Harrison

Interview: The Executive Excellence magazine interviewed Claudio Garcia, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Lee Hecht Harrison, about the global reach of technology within Human Resources and about one of the...

Books  |  9 July 2018

战略制胜 | Strategy@Work: From design to delivery

Book: Working with our partners at Thinkers50, The Brightline Initiative have created Strategy@Work. It showcases some of the very best thinkers in the field of strategy and beyond. We hope that it acts as a catalyst for readers to get...