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Why do so many leadership development programs fail?

Great Results Team Building

Way back in January 2014, in an issue of McKinsey Quarterly , a group of researchers attempted to answer this question: “Why do so many leadership development programs fail?” ” They summarized their finding into the four main issues that led to a lack of results in most leadership development programs.

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3 Ways Executives Can Champion Lifelong Learning

Lead Change Blog

With fall officially here, children are now fully settled in at school, businesses are back up to full speed after summer vacations, and many of us are taking stock of our 2017 resolutions – and how to accomplish them before the holidays approach. did, and wisely said) that “leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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A Guide to Conquering Loneliness at Work

HR Digest

IBM had 40 percent of its workforce working from home in 2009. Continuous loss in profitability forced them to reconsider remote working in 2017. People working remotely can feel isolated so the approach should be a way to get them more involved in the organizational structure. Remote workers’ meetups can become a regular feature.

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Why Germany Still Has So Many Middle-Class Manufacturing Jobs

Harvard Business Review

Nearly all of them survived the great recession of 2008-2009. Drucker Forum 2017: Growth and Inclusive Prosperity. This article is one in a series related to the 9th Global Peter Drucker Forum, taking place in November 2017 in Vienna, Austria. The most important difference is the continuity of the leadership.

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Smart Business is Business Redefined

Leading Blog

In 2009 it was reimagined as an online shopping festival. In 2017, three minutes after the day opened at midnight, $1.5 In 2017, three minutes after the day opened at midnight, $1.5 It’s amazing when you think that VISA’s stated capacity as of August 2017 was 65,000 payments per second globally. billion dollars.

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The Traits of Socially Innovative Companies

Harvard Business Review

While there are some factors that make social innovation more likely than not — such as intrapreneurs who will champion them — Davis and White find that competing for talent, strong brands, and leadership transitions all correlate with stronger social initiatives.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

After being denounced for years for its dictatorship and destructive economic policies, Zimbabwe entered a new chapter in November 2017, following the military’s removal of president Robert Mugabe, who ruled the country for 37 years. Zimbabwe’s new leadership faces a challenging task. billion in 1997 to U.S.