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The AI Freeze: When Leadership Cannot Agree on What AI Is For
Leaders cannot agree on a proper use of AI. Learn about AI and how to provide direction.
Eloisa Marquez-Gonzalez
Sep 3


The Symptom Is Not the Problem
When execution starts breaking down, attention naturally goes to what is most visible. A milestone slips. A vendor misses a deliverable. A client escalates. A critical team falls behind. Those issues need attention. But the issue demanding leadership's attention is not always the issue preventing delivery. The missed milestone may have started with an unresolved dependency weeks earlier. The vendor delay may trace back to expectations that were never aligned. T
Eloisa Marquez-Gonzalez
Aug 25


When people actually ask for a system back, you know it created value.
Six years ago, the pandemic turned our worlds upside down. At the time, my kids were 10, 7, and 5. One day they were at school; the next, they were learning from home. My husband and I were both working full-time, so suddenly our family needed a way to coordinate five people's competing needs: work, school, dependencies, frustrations, and priorities. So we borrowed something from our professional lives and brought it home: Scrum. For those unfamiliar with Scrum, it is
Eloisa Marquez-Gonzalez
Aug 18


When Green Does Not Mean Stable
Green status does not always mean stability. Optimization must be made to keep high demand from breaking the whole system.
Eloisa Marquez-Gonzalez
Aug 11


The Messy Middle: When Alignment Masks Complexity
The messy middle often looks like alignment. In my experience, it often shows up as silence. The quiet moment in a meeting when no one has questions or objections, even though multiple teams share responsibility for the outcome and have limited control over pieces of the work. The conversation stays at the transactional level: "Can it be done?" "Yes." What often goes unexamined are the details underneath. The dependencies. The handoffs. The assumptions. The circumstance
Eloisa Marquez-Gonzalez
Jun 5


The Value of Values
Values should be the building blocks of any business. It's how you root yourself, hold yourself accountable, and make sure what your business stands for is crystal clear to the world. The 'how' of running a business is important, but it can be overwhelming at times. By staying grounded in your values, you can remain more centered and balanced. You have a home base to return to each time you feel overburdened. Here's what I believe. A business can be profitable and function in
Eloisa Marquez-Gonzalez
Nov 28, 2023


Communicating a clear commitment to sustainability
The Impact Clear communication of their ESG statement, which is the first critical step to a net positive business. Client B2B and B2C Manufacturing Company Location US-based Scope Sustainability / Governance / Materiality Assessment Timeline Two months The Problem The client wanted to expand its customer base to include companies committed to sustainability and gain new sustainability-minded investors. While founded on the principles of environmental and social responsibilit
Eloisa Marquez-Gonzalez
Jun 5, 2023


The Walking Tree story
We help build businesses that are solid as a tree but know how to adapt to internal and external demands as a walking tree. Did you know that walking trees are not just a myth? They can be found in Central and South America. Discover more about this intriguing aspect of nature by exploring the 'Walking' Palm. Source: Nature & Culture International 2020, The Walking Palm, https://www.natureandculture.org/directory/walking-palm
Eloisa Marquez-Gonzalez
May 24, 2023


Operational Design
1 week workshop Your success, growth, is bringing you challenges. Ready to take your organization to the next level. To scale, your organization needs the right people, infrastructure, and marketing. We help you create a strong sustainable foundation with the right people and infrastructure, so you can Wow! your customers while you care for the planet. What you get: ● Two virtual 2-hr workshops conducted one day apart. ● Clarity of what it takes to scale your
Eloisa Marquez-Gonzalez
Apr 6, 2023


Sustainable inventory management process while increasing efficiency
A US-based logistics provider needed to re-engineer its inefficient systems at the US-Canada border. The team developed a custom...
Eloisa Marquez-Gonzalez
Apr 5, 2023
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