Don’t Lead Towards a Strategy – Lead Through It
LinkedIn
May 08, 2023
Strategies are helpful in painting a vision of the future that looks different from today. But, they are insufficient as a tool for leaders to transform an organization. The hard truth is, you can’t transform by just looking at your destination and hoping for the best no matter how beautifully rendered the strategy slides might be. You have to actually lead differently to get there.
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Tags: Marketing, Sales
Coachable: What Girls Learn by Playing Sports
LinkedIn
February 05, 2016
When I was 4 years old, President Nixon signed legislation that included Title IX, which in part opened the door for more girls than ever to participate in sports and academics at a college level. It was a moment that brought to life the saying that 'women hold up half the sky' - recognizing that it was important to open those new doors for half the population, who had been systematically and structurally excluded up until that point. Did you know it was National Girls and Women in Sports Day earlier this week? I've been an active athlete since I was a child, and thanks in part to Title IX, I had the opportunity to play at a Division 1 college level, participating in both field hockey and lacrosse. As the a member of the first generation of women to have the access provided by Title IX, I'm grateful to the men and women who worked hard back in 1972 to make that a reality.
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Make HOW Matter
Fast Company Press
May 06, 2025
Stop wasting time and money coming up short on your goals. Get aligned and get them done.
Don’t fall into the Failure Gap, where ambitious strategies come up short because leaders know what to do and why, but they haven’t figured out HOW to do it together. Knowing your WHY and your WHAT is insufficient to drive growth and transformation in your organization.
In Make HOW Matter, Julie Williamson, PhD, introduces the Diamond Triangle, a proven framework to close this gap and solve for the challenges caused by misaligned leadership teams. This framework combines the what (strategies and priorities), the why (purpose), and the critical, often-overlooked how—new leader behaviors and decisions that create new outcomes for businesses. Williamson shares a rich collection of tools and resources to drive the conversations that define your HOW and align your teams to achieve your most ambitious goals together.
Combining her background in executive consulting, coaching, and behavioral science, Williamson shares examples of the methods her teams at Karrikins Group use to craft alignment. Dive in to get aligned, accelerate transformation, and spark success!
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Transformation
Leading From The C-Suite: Julie Williamson of Karrikins Group On Five Things You Need To Be A Highly Effective C-Suite Executive
Authority Magazine
June 18, 2024
An interview with Julie Williamson, Ph.D. about the challenges of being in the C-Suite and how her combined academic and professional expertise helps her to navigate those complexities.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Transformation
Executive Leadership Responsibilities in Digital Transformations
Karrikins Group
October 10, 2023
Digital transformation is all the rage, but are your executives truly on board? Learn how to secure executive buy-in and alignment for your digital initiatives. In this video Eric Kimberling interviews Julie Williamson, PhD, to dive into the often-overlooked role of leadership in digital transformation. Uncover the secrets to successful executive engagement.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Transformation
How to Turn Agreements to Alignment with Julie Williamson, PhD, and Steve Preda on the Management Blueprint Podcast
Karrikins Group
August 20, 2024
As a guest on Steve Preda’s Management Blueprint Podcast, Julie Williamson, CEO of Karrikins Group, focuses on aligning leadership actions with strategic goals to transform businesses. She emphasizes the crucial difference between agreement and actual implementation, helping organizations move from simply agreeing on a plan to successfully executing it. Williamson uses the Karrikins Diamond Triangle framework, which links the “Why,” “What,” and “How” of a strategy. By concentrating on the “How,” she empowers leaders to make effective decisions that lead to real change and prevent the common “failure gap” where promising ideas fail due to a lack of action.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Transformation
Unlocking Team Potential Through Leadership Alignment with Julie Williamson [Podcast]
Karrikins Group
August 14, 2024
In this episode of Leveraging Thought Leadership Podcast, Peter Winick sits down with Julie Williamson, CEO of Karrikins Group, to explore the power...
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Transformation
Achieving Team Alignment with Your Agency’s Goals with Julie Williamson
Karrikins Group
August 02, 2024
Tired of feeling like you’re shouting into a void? Discover how to transform your agency from a chaotic orchestra into a harmonious symphony...
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Transformation
The Power of Aligned Leadership with Dr Julie Williamson [Podcast]
Karrikins Group
July 08, 2024
In this episode of the Beyond Business Podcast with host, Katherine Martin-Fisher, Julie Williamson, PhD, of Karrikins Group explores the challenges...
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Transformation
The Beyond Business Podcast: Julie Williamson on Leadership, Collaboration & Generational Dynamics
Karrikins Group
July 05, 2024
In this episode of The Beyond Business Podcast, Julie Williamson from Karrikins Group shares her journey and insights on overcoming collaboration challenges, aligning leadership teams, and navigating generational dynamics in the workplace. She discusses the complexities of working with family-owned businesses, the power of external coaching, and the importance of recognizing trade-offs in decision-making.
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How to Lead and Build Teams
Karrikins Group
June 11, 2024
Julie Williamson of Karrikins Group discusses business and social science, leadership alignment, and navigating digital challenges as a guest on WSS...
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Driving Alignment: The Missing Link Between Strategy and Execution
Karrikins Group
May 14, 2024
Feeling stuck between brilliant strategies and lackluster execution? The missing link might be leadership alignment. This episode of the ET Project...
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5 Things Every C-Suite Executive Should Know with Julie Williamson
Karrikins Group
May 11, 2024
When leaders stay in conversation instead of isolating themselves behind beautiful slides or perfectly constructed emails, they contribute to building the culture in amazing ways.
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Seven Signs of Misalignment
Karrikins Group
December 04, 2024
Misalignment is a solvable problem, but you have to start by seeing it in your team or organization! Here are seven common signs of misalignment that show up on all types of teams and companies. They even show up between just two people trying to partner on something. In this coffee break, we explore the ways in which alignment shows up and how to spot it and manage it in the moment.
Alignment happens when teams collaborate to address ingrained mindsets and group dynamics while simultaneously breaking old habits and establishing new, cooperative ways of working. We’d love to talk with you about the work we do – say hello@karrikinsgroup.com or contact us here to have a conversation about what you are seeing in your organization.
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Make HOW Matter: 5 Ways to Activate Leaders and Accelerate Transformation
Karrikins Group
August 05, 2024
It is rare for leaders to be as clear on HOW to lead together as they are on WHAT they do and WHY they do it. This quick, engaging, and informative 30-minute KARRIKINS Coffee Break talks about HOW to activate leaders to shift their behaviors and decisions to drive new and more strategically focused outcomes. Watch below!
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Lead Your Strategy / Manage Your Plan
Karrikins Group
September 16, 2023
Use your strategy to make decisions about your plan, not the other way around. Take a closer look at the space between strategy and planning during...
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Energize Your Transformation: The Power of Leader Activation
Karrikins Group
March 06, 2023
Energize your transformation – don’t let your company transformation efforts flop. Karrikins Group’s Chief Growth Enabler, Julie Williamson, PhD,...
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Seven Signs of Misalignment
