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Diverse Teams Help Organizations Adapt To Change

The Horizons Tracker

“If environmental conditions at founding have a lasting influence on ventures’ internal processes, and recent environmental conditions determine the effectiveness of these processes, it is crucial for our theories of environmental change to account for both periods,” the authors continue.

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November 2011 Edition - Strategy Execution Newsletter - On Managing Processes

Six Disciplines

In this month's issue, we're focusing on managing processes. Do You Have The "Master Process" In Your Organization? have time-tested, proven processes that, if followed correctly, lead to consistent and predictable outcomes. Does your company have a "master process"? Process Procedes Predictable Performance.

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Research Shows That Investing In Tech Matters

The Horizons Tracker

It helps organizations use their resources well and keep cash flowing smoothly. The research looked at 1,054 American manufacturing companies from 2011 to 2013. “This is mostly due to the structured and transactional nature of the data underlying working capital processes.” ” .

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What Has 2011 Taught You About Business and Leadership?

Tanveer Naseer

As this is the last week of the year, many of us are understandably looking back at the past 12 months and discussing what we consider to be the significant events of 2011. Some of my favourite lessons shared in this piece include: “People often say ‘listen to your customers,’ but that’s not a complete enough process.

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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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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! It's meant to be more of a menu - organized in a way that you can pick and choose based on author, blog name, subject title, and a "teaser" line if the author provided one. She also provides a practical 4-step process to make a change in your attitude.".

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A Worthy Goal for 2011 and Beyond

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Worthy Goal for 2011 and Beyond New year brings with it new predictions, agendas, resolutions and trends. One thing that remains constant (and has remained constant) is “Excellence” – which is at the core of the success of any organization, product, service or an individual.

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