“What I like about working with Ann is how she keeps a group strategically focused while making the process engaging, easy, and humorous. She uncovers common ground, creates opportunity, and guides the group to new shared conclusions in remarkably little time.”
Laurie Fenlason, Vice President for Public Affairs, Smith College
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“I wish everyone read this book. Ann Latham’s “Uncommon Meetings” is a quick read, packed with substantive ideas on how to get more out of meetings in less time. Everyone who runs meetings should read it!”
Janet Warren, President, MarCom Capital
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“Ann Latham is one of the best business speakers I have heard. She is very experienced, the quality of her thinking is extremely high, and she knows how to deliver her message in an entertaining, concise, and convincing way.”
Dr. Alan G. Robinson, Isenberg School of Management, Author - "Ideas Are Free"
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“On a collaborative project with Boeing Phantom Works, Ann did a tremendous job in identifying the cost drivers, producibility issues, and productivity barriers of a supplier organization, all of which were impeding the success of our project.”
Ed Gerding, Chief Engineer C-17 St. Louis, The Boeing Company
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“Ann can help you identify the crux of a problem and solutions that will work for you. While others may be good, my 35 years of experience tells me that no one is better.”
Perry Walraven, President and CEO, Performance Controls, Inc. a Subsidiary of Hitachi Medical Corporation
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“Ann’s ability to simplify complex issues such that everyone understood their respective roles was a key part of her success. She truly helped us achieve profitable and predictable growth while improving the quality of our methods and processes.”
S. W. Emery, Jr., Chairman and CEO, MTS Systems Corporation
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“I would recommend Ann to anyone who wants to make better plans and decisions in less time and with better confidence in the outcomes.”
W. Lowell Putnam, Chairman/CSO, VCI (Video Communications, Inc.)
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“Working with a diverse group of manufacturing and design team members, Ann was able to gain consensus for improvement initiatives, win over even the skeptical, and move the team forward toward production-readiness.”
Dana Badgerow, General Manager, AeroMet Corporation
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“’Wow’ sums it up nicely. The way Ann works is impressive: she has a great handle on people, makes everyone want to work together, ensures meetings are focused and valuable, and simplifies the challenges and options so all can reach shared conclusions.”
John Heaps, President, Florence Savings Bank
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“You are clearly a gifted facilitator and helped us achieve some important outcomes. The ROI was there.”
Bob Fazzi, President & CEO, Fazzi Associates
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“Ann’s book, Clear Thoughts, is the fresh, grounding breath of perspective that every executive needs in order to see clearly despite the daily chaos”
Jane Lansing, VP Marketing, Emerson Process Management
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“After working with Ann, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone in need of a strategy, plan, arbitration, facilitation, etc.”
Chuck McCullagh, CFO, The Williston Northampton School
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“Ann Latham transformed our thinking about how our organization works. This discovery led us to a strategic model that solves our pain and opens new opportunities. She truly lives up to her brand of ‘uncommon clarity.’”
Suzanne Beck, Executive Director, Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce
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“Ann is a captivating speaker, providing important principles in an approachable, common-sense way. Our audience enjoyed her depth and breadth of knowledge.”
Aimee Griffin Munnings, Esq., Director, Western New England College Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship
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“The process that our committee engaged in was outstanding and the outcome of our work is truly exceptional.”
Russell Peotter, General Manager, WGBY - Public Television for Western New England
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“Ann’s work with us helped change the direction of three units very set in their ways and has opened up a myriad of possibilities for growth in the future.”
Joan Schuman, Executive Director, Hampshire Educational Collaborative
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“The time and stress saved by one phone call with Ann was astounding.”
Rev. Johanna McCune Wagner, Director of Religious Life, The Culver Academies
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Every organization would benefit from the material found in Ann’s audio seminar, “Meeting Mastery.”
Chuck Hatch, General Manager, Packaging Corporation of America
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Uncommonly Clear Articles
We hope these articles help you create the clarity you need to speed and improve results whether you need a clear and compelling strategy, a successful implementation of your plans, improved performance, a clearly aligned organization, or a culture change. If you would like additional help, we can be reached at info@uncommonclarity.com or the other methods listed on our contact page.
A Clear and Compelling Strategy
- Who is Responsible for Profitability?
- Growing Pains –Three Hazards to Avoid
- 10 Signs of Insufficient Strategic Clarity
- There is No ‘C’ in SWOT – The First of Many Troubles
- Does Your Strategic Planning Suffer from These Flaws?
- Is Acquisition the Answer?
- A Great Idea Is Not a Strategy
- Top Twelve Strategic Perils
- Better, Lucky or Someone’s Habit?
- Three Myths that Kill Strategy
- Are You a Victim of the Current or Steering Toward Your Future?
- Quality is NOT a Strategy
- Is Operational Excellence the Enemy of Strategic Breakthrough?
- Strategy, Results and Distractions - Beware Low Hanging Fruit!
- Mission, Vision… Poppycock!
- Strategy - Do You Have One?
- Don't Miss This Opportunity! - Nine Gifts of the Recession for Smart Companies
Successful Implementation
- Uncommon Clarity in Tracking Progress
- Uncommon Clarity in the New Year
- Why SMART Goals Aren’t So Smart
- Are Your Employees Committed to the Wrong Things?
- Plans Fail - Are You Prepared?
- Sometimes a Great Project - Eight Tips for Project Management Excellence
- How to Minimize Effort and Maximize Results
- Clarify the Objectives
Improved Performance
- Making Resolutions Stick
- Beyond To Do: To Be
- Lessons From a Bobcat Sighting
- Clarity Quiz - a la Sesame Street
- Is That Your Indecision Box?
- Clarity Quiz - What One Factor is Most Essential to Great Meetings?
- 9 Signs You’ve Got the Wrong Employee
- What One Factor is Essential to Great Meetings?
- To Fire or Not to Fire - Mired in Guilt?
- That's Not Running! How We Fool Ourselves with Measures of Success
- Who is Responsible for Profitability?
- Clarity Quiz - What is the Best Way to Avoid Feeling Stupid?
- Why You Shouldn’t Feel Stupid
- Clarity Quiz - What is the Worst Way to Deal with Overload?
- Ann Latham’s Tips for Peak Productivity - #8 Clear the Decks
- The Worst Mistake You Can Make When Overloaded
- When Selling Becomes the Only Dance There Is
- Killing a Killer Bad Habit
- Save Money - Skip the Training!
- Clarity Quiz - Does Joe Have a Bad Attitude?
- Ann Latham’s Tips for Peak Productivity - #7 Phenomenal Focus Finishes First
- You Know Less Than You Think
- Clarity Quiz - Where Would You Hide An Elephant?
- Ann Latham’s Tips for Peak Productivity - #6 What If You Had Another Month Every Year?
- Uncommon Clarity in Tracking Progress
- Uncommon Clarity in Delegating
- Ann Latham’s Tips for Peak Productivity - #5 "Please, No More Good Ideas!"
- Uncommon Clarity in the New Year
- Ann Latham's Tips for Peak Productivity - #4 Create Energy with Clarity
- Ann Latham’s Tips for Peak Productivity - #3 Eliminate the ‘Shoulds’
- Leaders Don’t Wait and 7 Other Traits
- Ann Latham’s Tips for Peak Productivity - #2 Identify Concrete Next Steps
- Does "Slip-Sliding Away" Describe Your Week?
- The Mouse that Roared
- Facing Fastballs - 10 Steps to Greater Self-Confidence
- Ann Latham's Tips for Peak Productivity - #1 Create a Friday List
- Email? Phone? Text? - How to Choose Wisely for Better, Faster Results
- Why Training Fails
- Ten Points for Smarter Email
- The Uncertain Upside - Escaping the Black Hole of Indecision
- So Much To Do, So Little Time!
- Talent Is Not Overrated, Nor Is It What You Think
- Conquering the Devil in the Details
- How to Minimize Effort and Maximize Results
- Ten Tips for Achieving Your Goals
- Email: The Beautiful and the Beastly
- Bailouts, Swine Flu and Other Decisions Going Awry
- How to Make Better Decisions Faster
- Every Touch Counts - Winning Customer Loyalty One Touch at a Time
- Are You “Doing it for ISO?”
- Are We STILL Making Mistakes? - Five Keys to Predictable, Repeatable Processes
- Beware Consistency for the Sake of Consistency
- Clarify the Objectives
A Clearly Aligned Organization
- Beyond To Do: To Be
- Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore' - Eliminate "Victim Words" and Spur Productivity
- To Fire or Not to Fire - Mired in Guilt?
- Growing Pains –Three Hazards to Avoid
- 10 Signs of Insufficient Strategic Clarity
- Uncommon Clarity in Delegating
- Why SMART Goals Aren’t So Smart
- Leaders Don’t Wait and 7 Other Traits
- The Mouse that Roared
- ‘Poor Communication’ - What Does It Really Mean?
- Email? Phone? Text? - How to Choose Wisely for Better, Faster Results
- Captain of Your Own Ship
- Ten Points for Smarter Email
- Emotion and Logic at Work
- Seeing-Eye Boss
- Four Reasons to Cancel that Meeting!
- Seven Poor Reasons for Having a Meeting
- Seven Good Reasons for Having a Meeting
- Tips for Planning a Meeting
- Getting Serious - Three Tips for TODAY’s Meeting
- So Much To Do, So Little Time!
- Do Your Employees Avoid Making Decisions?
- A Workplace Hazard: Communication
- Like a Homeless Homing Pigeon - No Destination Means No Good Route to the Roost
- A Secret Formula for Answering Tough Questions
- Class Dismissed! Trained, But Not Changed!
- The Dangers of Dueling Management Systems
- Has The Pendulum Swung Too Far On Seeking Consensus?
- Ten Tips for Achieving Your Goals
Smooth Change
- Making Resolutions Stick
- Are Your Employees Committed to the Wrong Things?
- So You Think Employees Hate Change
- Change Management - Five Colossal Mistakes to Avoid
- Change Management Redefined
- Do Your Employees Avoid Making Decisions?
- Class Dismissed! Trained, But Not Changed!