April 9, 2024 - Despite meticulous and thoughtful strategy development, organizations often struggle to translate them into tangible outcomes. This disconnect can come from a flawed, top-down approach to strategy development.

HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt suggests a paradigm shift to bridge the gap: strategy that empowers employees to participate in its success.

March 22, 2023 - We all know that change is a constant in life, both personally and for businesses. But rolling out organizational change that sticks can be challenging for even the most seasoned leaders.

In our latest blog, HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt shares his thoughts on some key factors that keep firms from making changes that last, and dives into one that impacts on the individual level: resistance to change.

October 3, 2022 - Like all complex dynamic systems, organizations are driven by energy. And these resource allocation decisions channel our energies and efforts to produce and change. HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt outlines 9 principles for more coherent resource allocation, addressing the most common complicating factors.

July 11, 2022 - Rethinking strategy to reprioritize near-term value creation over longer-term speculative growth is the new imperative. If this is something your business is undertaking or considering it, HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt has seven areas in your business to take a close look at.

April 26, 2022 - As supply chain disruptions become the new normal, companies are rethinking their supply chain strategy around resilience. HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt discusses what that means, and how businesses can plan a robust strategy.

HPA’s IT Asset Management framework, by HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt, presents a simple conceptual approach that provides an effective model for engaging the organization. It has helped many clients get organized and act on a no-regrets agenda for more effective asset management.

HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt has a challenge for white men in leadership: Hold yourself and those who work for you accountable for becoming active participants in making diversity happen.

Not all conflict is damaging – in fact, constructive conflict is actually a powerful tool within an organization. HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt outlines the differences in types of conflict and describes a path forward for fixing a company’s conflict problem.

As we look ahead (even if it’s just a month at a time!), HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt suggests we borrow three practices from supply chain organizations for managing through volatility.

In Part 2 of his article on post-merger integration, HPA Senior Advisor Alex Nesbitt outlines eight principles that impact how well the merger integration plays out.