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Leading With Character: Gratitude

Michael Lee Stallard

Neuroscience research has shown that positive environments improve the human brain’s ability to solve problems and think creatively. An environment where people possess the character strength of gratitude tends to be more positive. The test subjects who recorded their daily hassles experienced the least favorable outcomes.

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An Overview: Agile and Enterprise Architecture

Strategy Driven

It is not a fad; it is not something that can pass you by, because it has fit into a changing, demanding and information overdose environment. The enterprise architects are the bridge between management product portfolio and high – level view of enterprise solutions and development initiatives. Agile origin.

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Estonia Highlights The Progress Made With Government-As-A-Platform

The Horizons Tracker

None of these nations has made as much progress as Malta, Portugal, or Estonia, however, who have managed to make around 98% of government services available online. Of course, they’re not the only country engaged in the creation of a more attractive and welcoming environment for innovators. ” Encouraging change. .

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Mobile, Native Apps and Project Management Software – What’s the Connection?

Strategy Driven

In the project management arena, it’s been established that projects are better carried out by teams, and teams nowadays can be dispersed geographically, hence, the growing prevalence of cloud-based project management software to keep these teams connected. Which is the better choice for mobile project management users?

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Alliance Leadership

LDRLB

I came across an interesting comment recently: “Firms need to think more strategically about developing not just managers or global managers, but alliance managers, as they will run the companies of the future” (Isabella & Spekman, 2001, p.240). This may be too much for a North American leader to do though.

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6 Defining Values of a Leadership Culture

N2Growth Blog

in 2001, I worked for a boutique strategy consulting firm out of Princeton, NJ that developed and delivered high-cost elaborate strategic plans. During culture change implementation, leaders need to be flexible, understanding that the environment will shift actions and initiative throughout the process.

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Alliance Leadership

LDRLB

I came across an interesting comment recently: “Firms need to think more strategically about developing not just managers or global managers, but alliance managers, as they will run the companies of the future” (Isabella & Spekman, 2001, p.240). This may be too much for a North American leader to do though.