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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 60 – An Interview with Doug Moran, author of If You Will Lead

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StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 60 – An Interview with Doug Moran, author of If You Will Lead explores the four key questions every leader must answer and the principles behind those questions every leader must

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Debriefing as Continuous Improvement

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If there was one trend in the last decade of the twentieth century that anyone would recognize as important, it would be continuous improvement. Whether it was branded the Deming Method or Six Sigma or a host of other models, ‘continuous improvement processes’ found their way into organizations large and small and have made a major contribution to improving quality worldwide.

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Awareness of Actual Circumstances Versus Impervious Optimism

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Why is an awareness of actual circumstances so hard – and what makes it so important – for leaders to see the world as it really is? Let’s look as some examples of leaders who have addressed this question. When we think of all the responsibility, setbacks, and other difficulties that a leader must face in today’s work environment, the need for an underlying optimism is hardly surprising.

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Complimentary Resource – Improving Organizational Performance Management Through Pervasive Business Intelligence

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Improving Organizational Performance Management Through Pervasive Business Intelligence. by SAP. Explore the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance. This white paper highlights market trends that point toward more pervasive use of BI solutions. The recommendations presented are based on ongoing IDC coverage of the BI and analytics solutions market.

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Corporate Cultures – Leader Initiated, Documented Processes Controlled Environment

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The Leader Initiated, Documented Processes Controlled Environment is one of two anchor points on the Culture-based Work Performance Model. Subsequently, organizations aligned with this culture set represent the highest level of work consistency and efficiency while incurring the greatest degree of risk in job satisfaction and creativity. The following characteristics, benefits, risks, and risk mitigators are representative of the Leader Initiated, Documented Processes Controlled Environment.