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Diverse Teams Help Organizations Adapt To Change

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study from Carnegie Mellon suggests that diverse teams are more likely to make successful pivots than their more homogenous peers. The post Diverse Teams Help Organizations Adapt To Change first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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LeadershipNow 140: May 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from May 2011: @Jim_Kouzes: If you want to be more creative, think outside of yourself. profkjmoore: How CEOs Define Success - an Interview With INSEAD's Kets de Vries. BoozCompany: Models of corporate management have an impact on CEO succession patterns. Read more @PsyBlog. Well - they're wrong.

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Succession Planning: Not Just for Older Leaders

N2Growth Blog

He is highly intelligent and incredibly successful with a net worth of $15.3 years as of 2011 from 10 years in 2000. It is clear once again that planned CEO succession is necessary. Appropriate and carefully selected and strategic change at the top can do much to resuscitate an organization.

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2011 in Reflection

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

2011 closes the first year of my blog. My Top Posts of 2011. This post highlights some unconscious beliefs that can limit your success. 5 Easy Ways To Tell If An Organization Is REALLY Values-Driven What do Zappos, Ben and Jerry’s, and Southwest Airlines have in common? Warm wishes for a wonderful new year!

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Creating value in 2011

Lead on Purpose

Ultimately, we all want to create more value — for ourselves, for the organizations we associate with and for the people we care about. Believe in yourself: As your skills increase, you gain more confidence; you begin to understand your significance to your organization. The word value has many meanings. Jobs are the same way.

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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2011

Leading Blog

Elephant in the Room : How Relationships Make or Break the Success of Leaders and Organizations by Diana McLain Smith. The Success Gurus : 17 Lessons in Greatness from the Best Minds in Business by Andrew Clancy. Advocacy : Championing Ideas and Influencing Others: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others by John A.

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The Wisdom Wave: Preparing for the Surge of Senior Professionals.

Rich Gee Group

This is up from 16% in 2011. Older workers offer a wealth of experience, maturity, and a nuanced understanding of business dynamics that can be invaluable to any organization. This can foster a learning culture within the organization. In an evolving job market, the value of older workers is becoming increasingly recognized.

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