Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

Anticipating is 90% bottom-up and only 10% top-down. Information, insights, and marketing intelligence must bubble up, not cascade down.”. To have learning agility is to acknowledge what you don’t know. They are: Embrace Humility, Be Self-Aware, Avoid Complacency, and Know That Others See You as A Function. (By

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

They have learnt to be agile and adapt to their changing environments through sharing leadership and can teach us some key leadership skills to help us survive in these challenging times. And the bottom line is that confidence in the leader makes the herd agile in times of change. Take a herd of horses for example.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2024

Within organizations, Zani shares that there are four types of employees : Explorers – those in the Innovation and Agility quadrant; outgoing and risk-taking. Because a degree of vulnerability bolsters power in that it communicates that everyone, from the bottom to the top of the company, is accountable. It comes up with answers.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

We need much more of the kind of leadership that is capable of scaling innovation, adaptability, sustainability, agility, and engagement as it is growth strategy. The bottom half is comprised of 11 Reactive Tendencies. How do you show up as a leader? Leadership must learn to scale itself, but not any kind of leadership will do.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 17, 2023

This article will outline why efficient fleet management is crucial for your bottom line, explore five fleet management hacks that can help you lower your company costs, and discuss the benefits of continually optimizing your fleet operations.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 28, 2023

By preparing for these eventualities, business owners can navigate these complexities with greater confidence and agility. However, keeping up with technological changes can be daunting, especially for small to medium-sized enterprises. In the complex world of commerce, preparedness and agility are the keys to enduring success.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Today, some of the largest, most successful companies, such as Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft, are scaling up use of data science, recruiting experts in organizational psychology, and expedite their digital transformation to deploy technologies like AI and ML in the workplace to improve their people analytics. New HR Trends (2022). Upskilling.

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Steve Farber

DECEMBER 26, 2013

As you’ll see, it’s not really about decorating the office with cool windows, it’s about applying what’s important to every aspect of the business from bottom line revenue and employee retention to the exceptional client experience.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Now, with so many teams made up of people working from different locations, it’s important that you also create a sense of community. The relentless pace of change means people need to see leaders who model agility. Leaders must adapt to create community. Transparency and communication are especially critical in times of change.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 7, 2017

Employees do care about the bottom line, and managers are correct in their message. Both groups understand what is important and why it is important – but struggle around HOW to improve their company’s bottom line. Agility and flexibility are replaced by process and a mind-numbing disconnect from business goals.

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Ask Atma

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Setting up an Agile based environment for any work group or business. Overview: An agile environment organizes the resources of an organization in a more adaptive and disciplined way. Through new roles and a few rules any organization or group can become more agile. Agile Concept. User stories.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 1, 2023

Within organizations, Zani shares that there are four types of employees: Explorers – those in the Innovation and Agility quadrant; outgoing and risk-taking. Because a degree of vulnerability bolsters power in that it communicates that everyone, from the bottom to the top of the company, is accountable. It comes up with answers.

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HR Digest

JULY 8, 2021

The purpose of any performance management system is to achieve three business goals: (i) seek agility, (ii) improve team effectiveness, and (iii) foster high levels of employee engagement. The lost productivity that comes from waiting for an entire year to give or receive feedback can eat up on the organizations bottom-line.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Vukelic notes that boutique firms create team structures to work on projects, and their “top-to-bottom” approach offers the client extraordinary attention to detail. An agile process allows time for listening, connecting, coaching, and advising.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Within organizations, Zani shares that there are four types of employees: Explorers – those in the Innovation and Agility quadrant; outgoing and risk-taking. Because a degree of vulnerability bolsters power in that it communicates that everyone, from the bottom to the top of the company, is accountable. It comes up with answers.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 18, 2019

It also means that once you’ve made up their mind, you don’t hesitate to commit. Leaders are most effective when they can stay motivated in tough times and remain positive when things go wrong, keeping their team’s spirits up and motivating them to keep achieving their best in any climate. A big part of being a leader is decisiveness.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 10, 2012

They’re focused on the bottom line. As leaders we must first allow people on our teams to feel like valuable individuals, respecting their views and opening up to their ideas and inputs, even while sharing a better way forward. Develop agility. But belief is key. “As It’s a balancing act that requires some wisdom.”

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QAspire

JUNE 26, 2014

Old ways of leadership have to give way to newer mental models based on agility in decision making, critical thinking, adaptable learning, people orientation and responsiveness to change. High level of adaptability and flexibility with agile mind that is buoyant is necessary for survival today ~ @vivekparanjpe. - – - – -.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

Contemporary best practices of performance management are grounded in all things “agility.” In the spirit of agility, the content of contemporary performance discussions favors “ soft skills ”. But ask yourself this, when was the last time you sat down in January and accurately predicted how the next 12 months were going to roll?

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2014

While we often think of newcomers (be they young employees or experienced staff from another arena) as empty vessels that need to be filled up, my research shows that being a rookie – facing a new problem or a challenge for the first time – can provoke top performance. Or underutilized top performers that need to be turned loose?

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2019

The information should be accessible for any relevant person and it should be structured logically, so that everyone in an organization relies on the same, up-to-date information and is able to use it efficiently. In order for enterprise architecture to be effective, a company must be agile. Additionally, mode 2 requires agility.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2023

By providing fleet managers with up-to-the-minute information, it enables informed and agile decision-making. By providing clients with accurate information regarding deliveries or pick-ups, businesses can enhance their service quality and strengthen their reputation.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 11, 2019

It’s great when you have an organization that’s all about speed, agility, innovation, and creative thought, but it’s your job as the leader to make sure that people understand the vision, that the work’s getting done, that the necessary results are being achieved. People look up to leaders. Appreciate hard work. Lead by example.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 2, 2022

Within organizations, Zani shares that there are four types of employees: Explorers – those in the Innovation and Agility quadrant; outgoing and risk-taking. Because a degree of vulnerability bolsters power in that it communicates that everyone, from the bottom to the top of the company, is accountable. It comes up with answers.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 21, 2016

On the one hand, you want everyone on your team to be: challenged but not overwhelmed; curious but not confused; agile but not disorganized. Bottom line is, open and honest communication are essential. On the other hand, there are deadlines to meet; costs to contain; changes and more changes to manage. What’s a leader to do?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Intuitively, we know that the collaborative intensity of work has skyrocketed, and that collaborations are central to agility. This story is not unique.

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Decker Communication

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

You speed up the organization by speed to change, speed to deliver cost savings, speed to delivering revenue and speed to delivering customer satisfaction. So, how do we speed up our communications? ( With shorter attention spans, it’s even more important to get your bottom line up front. Mental Agility.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Agile working, hot-desking and the gig economy were already shifting attitudes away from the limitations of that one desk mindset. This may mean bringing technological infrastructure up to speed and fit for purpose. To deliver 21st-century workplaces, there has to a joining of the dots between property, people and technology.

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Chart Your Course

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This year, many, if not most, employers will wake up to the realization that what they have done in the past will not work going forward. Some companies, particularly start-ups, will not even consider hiring an employee full-time, before s/he has completed at least six months as a contractor.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

EY People Pulse surveys have told us that, on average, people now want to spend up to 1-2 days more remotely than they did prior to the pandemic, so we’re committed to offering flexible models. It’s as much about mindset as it is about skillset – with a focus on honing curiosity, flexibility and agility.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 9, 2019

The nature of the workforce is rapidly changing and this new wave of employees is not only getting accustomed to a mobile and agile workforce but are starting to actually expect it. With the advent of new apps and agile frameworks, mobile collaboration is becoming easier by the minute. Listen to your Staff.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 12, 2015

However, as anyone who has endeavored to manage people in the past decade can attest – this model of leadership rarely shows up in the real world - certainly not in the modern age of business.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 26, 2019

When we examine entrepreneurs from all walks of life, whether at the start-up stage, scaling toward success or becoming serial entrepreneurs, many exhibit similar recognizable qualities. Successful entrepreneurs are able to recognize talent, are focused on growth, are purpose-driven and are agile in an ever-changing business environment.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2018

But, what about the application of AI and ML to agile development, testing and even portfolio management? For nearly two decades, many companies have utilized the principles within the Agile Manifesto to deliver faster time-to-market than traditional, or linear development models. Focus on Outcomes, not Metrics.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 25, 2022

The Bottom Line. Its Workplace Insights blog serves up frequent articles on leadership and workplace trends, backed up by their own analytics. Check this out: The Journey to Agile: How Companies Can Become Faster, More Productive, and More Responsive. There is also an Arabic language edition available. Deloitte Insights.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Buzzwords such as “agile,” “resilience,” and “flexibility” have become almost banal to describe the grim reality of our daily lives and the decisions we must take, as the full effects of the coronavirus pandemic now unfold. Most organizations are now implementing measures to help protect their employees and secure the bottom line.

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