A client shared something with me recently that I’ve been thinking about ever since. They had started using AI internally to work through a strategic question. They gathered their notes, added context, and ran a series of prompts. What came back was impressive—clear structure, thoughtful framing, and language that felt polished and complete. It looked … Read more
Part 1 of Levy Consulting Co’s series exploring leadership transitions, succession planning, and the hidden risks that emerge between strategy and execution. A Historic Shift in Business Ownership One of the largest leadership transitions in modern business history is quietly underway, and most of the businesses caught in the middle of it are not talking … Read more
How Strategy Shapes Better Decisions and Better Business Most leaders can tell you what they’re working toward. Revenue goals. New markets. Bigger numbers on the scoreboard. What’s less common is clarity around why those goals exist. But that question, why are we doing this, is the one that changes how organizations make decisions, how teams … Read more
We love to toss around the phrase “employee engagement.” It’s become corporate wallpaper stuck on mission slides, career pages, and those “rah-rah” all-hands meetings where everyone pretends the free food is the real perk. Let’s start telling the truth about engagement. It’s not about a flashy retreat or a “culture committee.” It’s a relationship, and … Read more
By Monique Levy January has a way of convincing us that we should already be in motion. New goals. New plans. External pressure to move quickly, as if the turn of the calendar alone should bring clarity and momentum. For many of us, January feels less like a beginning and more like a demand. This … Read more
By Monique Levy Every year around this time, leaders start saying the same thing. “Let’s regroup after the holidays.”“We’ll take a look in January.”“Let’s start fresh in the new year.” It’s understandable. Everyone’s tired. The budget’s tight. The inbox is overflowing. But here’s the problem: waiting until January to fix leadership or team issues doesn’t … Read more
By Jonathan Levy Why embedding values into operations drives performance, trust, and consistency across industries. A few years ago, a familiar guest returned to the hotel bar I managed for his second stay. He was a regional president at a major bank and a high-performing, high-pressure, and deeply private person. During his first visit, he … Read more
By Monique Levy The real culprit? A lack of communication, trust, and transparency. Recent studies have shown that return-to-office (RTO) brings mixed results for employee morale and satisfaction. Unsurprisingly, some companies have also experienced a disproportionately high turnover rate due to strict RTO mandates. However, despite growing debates among the business community and differing opinions … Read more
The restaurant was dying in slow motion. Not the dramatic kind of failure you see on reality TV, no screaming matches in the kitchen, no health code violations, no empty dining rooms. The sales numbers looked respectable. Guest satisfaction remained high. The team showed up and worked hard every shift. But something was bleeding money. … Read more
You might be sitting on untapped capacity. Here’s how to find out.
Everything on your to-do list is getting done. Deadlines are met. The team’s humming along. On the surface, things seem fine. But something’s missing.
