Michael Daehne shares a critical lesson for executive sponsors: you cannot ask the organization to change faster than you are willing to change yourself. Adoption follows modeled behavior, not endorsed messaging.

Transformations fail slowly when tough decisions get deferred. Michael Daehne shares how great sponsors don’t just support the program: they decide when it matters, they take action, and they own the consequences.

In large-scale transformation, there is no substitute for showing up. But presence is not attendance. Michael Daehne shares how executive sponsors can be truly present through attention, commitment, and the willingness to be in the mess with the team.

Transformations rarely fail because the initial strategy was wrong. They fail because no one protected the meaning once things got messy. Michael Daehne shares how strong sponsors keep the “why” intact long after kickoff.

Michael Daehne introduces a nine-part FlexPoint Field Notes on executive sponsorship, sharing lessons from over a decade of business and technology transformation experience.

Kim Ehrman and Michael Daehne share reframed -- and sometimes counterintuitive -- perspectives on critical business topics like integration, work-life balance, and career advancement.

Michael Daehne describes the framework we use when working with new executives to set their team up for long-term success. Using a structured approach helps to make sure we don’t miss an important element among the many details of navigating a new role.