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13 Things that Make Organizations Extraordinary

Mark Sanborn

Over two decades of research and observations have revealed the key factors that enable the best organizations to succeed and dominate. Adaptability and Agility The 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have tested organizations’ resilience. Few organizations need more communication.

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Remote Work Revolution: Mastering the Challenges and Opportunities in 2024

N2Growth Blog

I was fortunate to work in corporate recruiting for a global technology company in 2008 when the idea of a remote workforce was embraced. Although it was different, the changes led to new efficiencies and approaches to managing workloads and schedules.

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Individuals, Organizations That Survive Life's Inevitable Storms

Michael Lee Stallard

It applies to organizations as much as it does to individuals and families. When difficult seasons arrive, an organization’s culture often makes a difference to whether the organization survives or doesn’t. If you lead an organization, do you invest time to develop relationship excellence in your organization?

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Sustainable Leadership and Organizations: The Ideas of Martin Seligman

Michael Lee Stallard

In this second post on thought leaders affecting the evolution of organizations, I highlight the work of Martin Seligman. Seligman, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, founded the positive psychology movement when he became president of the American Psychological Association. Remember “smile or your fired”.

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5 Key Lessons From Learning Organizations

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 5 Key Lessons From Learning Organizations Problems, challenges and inefficiencies (in one way or the other) are a part of any organization. How organizations deal with them makes all the difference. In my career so far, I have (broadly) seen two kinds of organizations.

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Three Buckets of Courage

QAspire

I was a functional head in year 2008 when my growth had plateaued. He was very clear, “If you want to grow further, you need to demonstrably contribute to topline growth or significantly increase your bottomline impact.” According to Bill, this bucket needs the most filling in teams and organizations.

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Manager vs. ?

Lead on Purpose

They imply authority (or lack thereof) within an organization. “Manager&# is an interesting title. An account manager is different from a store manager. Even within the title of “store manager&# the scope and breadth of responsibility varies widely. It carries all sorts of baggage from the past.