special edition: at your best for 2010

the best of Senn Delaney thought leadership to help you thrive in the year ahead

Dear colleagues and friends,

Senn Delaney wishes you a successful, healthy and high-performance 2010.

By all accounts, the CEOs and senior teams we are working with indicate that 2010 will be an exciting, pivotal year. It will be a time when senior leaders need to be extremely focused, aligned, innovative, collaborative and agile in order to execute strategies and plan for growth after two difficult years.

To help you, your team and your organization to thrive in the year ahead, we are pleased to share the best of our thought leadership from 2009. Click the links below to read the articles or share them with your colleagues.

Warmest wishes,
Dr. Larry Senn
Chairman

Several of our clients have shared their challenges and successes in shaping their cultures in these "view from the top" articles from 2009.

Dr. Gordon Gee, President, The Ohio State University:
From excellence to eminence: tumbling the ivory towers to build a model culture for the 21st century university

Ron Hilton, Chief Executive, Staffordshire County Council:
The value of creating a high-performance culture in large government bodies

David Casey, former VP of workplace culture and chief diversity officer, WellPoint Inc.:
Strategy refresh: shifting the culture to achievement-driven, focused performance

Bob Best, CEO, Atmos Energy:
AtmoSpirit culture helps company weather the storm


Senn Delaney thought papers, articles and blogs


In tough times, help your team remember their purpose

Lead from the top of the Mood Elevator

Why state of mind matters in times of great challenge

Is your culture really customer focused?

Leaders who play offense create competitive advantage

The last frontier: Maximizing organizational synergies

Annual meetings of top executives are an opportune time to consider culture up against strategies