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12 Steps to Task Achievement in Teams

Mike Cardus

Design by 12GrainStudio 12 Steps to Task Achievement in Teams Tuesday, December 07th, 2010 Posted by: mike 3 circles image = TM John Adair (1) Leading & Working in teams 3 areas of focus are necessary; Task : the need to accomplish the common task or solve a problem. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress. London: Thorogood.

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12 Steps To Building & Maintaining The Team

Mike Cardus

Design by 12GrainStudio 12 Steps To Building & Maintaining The Team Thursday, December 09th, 2010 Posted by: mike 3 circles image = TM John Adair (1) Leading & Working in teams 3 areas of focus are necessary; Team : the need to develop and maintain good working relationships among team members. All rights reserved. London: Thorogood.

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New Ways to Collaborate for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

IBM has accelerated collaboration with " innovation jams " that engage everyone in identifying opportunities. In a two-part event, employees in WorldJam 2004 first brainstormed solutions to increase growth and innovation, resulting in 191 pragmatic ideas. In early 2010, Avery Dennison, a $6.5

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. Coca-Cola, for example, faced a water shortage in India that forced it to shut down one of its plants in 2004.

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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

The Nike Foundation also leans on its expertise in innovation and scale to find solutions to poverty, while keeping its operations separate from the business. Day says, "we have been able to use the best of our Nike DNA, but have the freedom to operate as an independent force for change in the development sector.

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Why Organizations Forget What They Learn from Failures

Harvard Business Review

For example, it increased both the number and status of safety personnel, and it strengthened safety operating procedures. Then there’s the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, an accident that killed 11 workers, injured 16 others, and caused an oil spill of epic proportions.

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The Market Wants Apple to Unveil a Time Machine

Harvard Business Review

No advertising innovation: The "I'm a Mac/"I'm a PC" campaign ran for three and a half years without a refresh. Also, Consumer Reports issued a "does not recommend" on the iPhone 4 (in 2010). In 2004, Apple's CFO, Fred Anderson, left the company. Bad quality control: MobileMe, antenna-gate. Bad product reviews: One word: Ping.