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Are You Falling for the Myth of "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail"?

Great Leadership By Dan

For instance, a 2002 study of major construction projects found that 86% went over budget. Imagine if a serious IT project such as implementing a new database at your organization goes even 50% over budget, which is much less than the average cost overrun. In turn, a 2014 study of IT projects found that only 16.2% Of the 83.8%

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Behaviors of Collaborative Leaders

Great Leadership By Dan

For 150 years, corporations, governments and militaries were built for up-and-down leadership, with incentives and rewards that discouraged cross-organization thinking and, in many cases, actually created or encouraged internal competition. Focus on authentic leadership and eschew passive aggressiveness.

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External Assessments Neuter Managerial-Leadership Judgment

Mike Cardus

The assessments are often used only at critical points in the persons career development. In my opinion the final reasons is the most damning to organizations, teams and Managerial-Leadership. With assessments the people administering them have their own biases and beliefs that can lead to false interpretations.

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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. If you find all the noise around social media to be confusing, rest assured that you’re not alone. link] davidburkus Good post.

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Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business Review

For example, compensation tied solely to landing a contract invites abuse of the system. The CEO of Volkswagen from 1993 to 2002 was famous for his willingness to demote or fire employees who failed to meet expectations. The right tone from the top helps set the right goals for the organization. Who gets promoted?

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The 3 Types of Diversity That Shape Our Identities

Harvard Business Review

In 2002 the company hired a chief diversity officer, Anand Rohini, to make diversity a priority. Many companies have developed friendship-based communities among employees, typically organizing activities such as weekends away, departmental Christmas parties, and so on, in a bid to create emotional ties between workers and the company.

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The Case for Lending Out Your Star Performers

Harvard Business Review

Historically, organizations have swung between these two ends of the external-internal spectrum depending on the economy, the labor pool, and the strategic imperative — do we need new talent and capabilities right now or do we have the time to grow them? Historically, Shell’s top leaders spent their careers at the company.

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