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July 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the July 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! The Institute for Corporate Productivity and ROI Institute have released the results of a new research study, which looks at positive trends and the state of human capital analytics. The study features case studies on Google, LinkedIn, HSBC, and Intel.”

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The Failure of “The Livonia Philosophy” at my GM Plant

Deming Institute

As I wrote about in my first post , my first job out of college was at the GM Livonia Engine Plant, outside of Detroit. Guest post by Mark Graban. General Motors wasn’t my ideal workplace after having read Deming’s Out of the Crisis and learning a bit about Lean manufacturing in college.

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How to Beat Mid-Career Malaise

Harvard Business Review

Case Study #1: Make small adjustments to your environment, and look for ways to enhance your job description. “It really helped to inject purpose and happiness into my career and those of my colleagues in engineering.” Put all your eggs in your professional basket. It was held last August.

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