Eric Jacobson

MAY 4, 2018

My two favorite learnings from Stephen Denning ’s new book, The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies Are Transforming theWay Work Gets Done , are the following: First, where Denning explains the 10 elements of an organization/company that is passionate about, and driven by, the goal of delighting customers.

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HR Digest

MAY 4, 2024

Redefining Traditional Roles Gig workers operate outside conventional full-time roles, necessitating a deconstruction and re-evaluation of job descriptions within organizations. This includes the adoption of new talent acquisition strategies, onboarding processes, and performance management systems tailored for short-term and flexible roles.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2021

The authors developed a new approach to ensuring multicultural agile software teams work effectively. For instance, the researchers recall a team with a Swedish boss operating in China with a Chinese deputy. We don’t want overtime worked on agile software development projects. Cultural differences. The deputy said okay.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 8, 2023

A rigid leadership team stuck in traditional methods of internal focus, functional accountability, and empowerment can’t reshape their organization with more agile approaches of customer focus, horizontal teamwork, and “ empartnerment ” by talking about it.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 2, 2021

Maintaining an innovation agenda is paramount for the long-term survival of organizations,” the researchers say. For instance, mentality change was regarded as key so that managers could stay positive and leverage their network to look for long-term success. ” Making it work.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

A Transpersonal Leader operates beyond their own ego and personal drivers and balances the needs of all the organization’s stakeholders. This approach self-evidently enables a mindset that offers a long-term perspective. From this diverse and open thinking comes an agility to take the best actions, as areas of clarity emerge.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 18, 2020

My two favorite learnings from Stephen Denning ’s book, The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies Are Transforming theWay Work Gets Done , are the following: First, where Denning explains the 10 elements of an organization/company that is passionate about, and driven by, the goal of delighting customers.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Because we often run short of time, it is easy to prioritize more immediate issues, but ultimately such choices are bound to backfire. Providing senior debt to eligible FinTech companies will enable us to respond to the fast-changing FinTech industry and to strengthen our impact across 38 countries where EBRD operates.”.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

In military operations, lack of agility can have more serious and rapid consequences. In case of teams, individuals and organizations, the consequences may not be visible in a short term, [.]

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2017

Organizational Flexibility: Agile and quick or sluggish and deliberate? Capacity to Meet Demands: How much growth can be sustained with state of current operations? Can assets be turned quickly to meet short-term obligations? Forecasting Capabilities: How well does the leadership team know the industry? Competitive.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The short explanation is that when people feel good and positive, they will perform better. In spite of the evidence that people and performance thrive in a positive organization, the majority of organizations still operates from the “mechanistic mindset” that manages people like human resources.

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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. Short-term adaptability and rapid response strengthen long-term planning. Agile Concept. User stories.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

My two favorite learnings from Stephen Denning ’s book, The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies Are Transforming theWay Work Gets Done , are the following: First, where Denning explains the 10 elements of an organization/company that is passionate about, and driven by, the goal of delighting customers.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2021

Today, with the International Space Station in operation and anticipation of a multi-year human mission into deep space, protecting astronauts from the negative effects of disconnection and isolation has become an issue of greater interest to NASA scientists. These benefits add up to a powerful advantage.

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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. These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 19, 2014

Given how we have a limited daily reserve of energy at our disposal, our brain tends to protect us from using it too much by employing short-cuts in the form of habits, where we perform these tasks with minimal thought or effort. Again, the importance of this can best be appreciated when we consider how our brain operates.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 21, 2023

The model pulls together a series of “transformation pathways” to prioritize and map short and longer-term leadership and culture development strategies. They’re trying to overcome the truism of continuing to do the same things in daily operations while expecting different results.

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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. These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow.

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Talent Anarchy 1

AUGUST 25, 2023

Consumer non-durables refer to products that have a relatively short lifespan, like food, beverages, and personal care items. Supply Chain and Operations The efficient movement of products from manufacturers to consumers is crucial in the consumer non-durables industry. But is it a good career path?

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HR Digest

AUGUST 17, 2020

Despite radically different underlying causes, the COVID-19 pandemic and the social justice movement do have something in common in terms of impact: They’ve laid bare systemic vulnerabilities and catalyzed widespread change. Some of these changes will only be short term, but many others are likely to remain for the foreseeable future.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

While planning is a necessity to succeed in business, particularly for long-term vision , short-term activity and flexibility are just as important. You need to be able to move flexibly with your audience and growing customer base to introduce them to your brand but on their terms, rather than how you think it should be.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

The pandemic gave us the opportunity to really test our agility and innovation, and I am proud to say we exceeded expectations, ” she says. “ Our values informed our guiding principles, developed by our CEO and implemented by our Executive Committee, for operating through COVID-19. Carey Pellock, CHRO, Neustar.

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HR Digest

JULY 15, 2019

With these changes, what determines an organization’s competence can only be assured by an agile culture; yet agility is not the only obligation for success. Organizations should take a long-term view of their employee needs to create short-term decisions.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Shannon Bagley: Even in the midst of uncertainty, I was taken aback by our organization’s incredible agility and speed in decision-making. As businesses and economies reopen post-COVID-19, what should be the priorities of business and HR leaders in terms of hiring and recruitment?

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

"Creating Shared Value" Karen Keegans, SVP & CHRO of Rockwell Automation, is not short on ambition. Can you tell The HR Digest readers more about these programs and how they promote change within the company in practical terms? We foster a culture that's agile, giving employees the ability to collaborate and make decisions.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. They keep customers happier.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Leaders recognize that lean and agile business strategies require new ways of accessing talent to fill critical gaps — without necessarily bringing on more full-time employees. Studies of the global agile-talent community vary in their estimates of the size of the population. One of the main problems is decision making.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2016

A new set of relationships is being formed within companies around how people working in data, analytics, IT, and operations teams work together. Data and analytics represent a blurring of the traditional lines of demarcation between the scope of IT and the responsibilities of operating divisions. Data and analytics embedded in IT.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 6, 2018

When you cross-train employees within a department, you provide them with the technical know-how to run day-to-day operations, allowing you to focus on ‘The Big Picture’ like communication, vision, and conflict resolution. Although the FMLA is one part of fixing the workplace, employers must remain agile to its challenges to continue to grow.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2013

With increasing industry disruption, efficiency is fast becoming of secondary importance to innovation and agility. The goal was to make IBM more agile and able to predict — even prescribe — where IBM's markets would go. No company is immune; no market niche is safe.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Organizations that fail to continuously revise assumptions about their operating environment (i.e. Fighter Pilots and Special Operations teams have discovered and used a secret to continuous improvement – a tool every enterprise can benefit from. Keep your company fighter-pilot agile in any turbulent or changing market.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. To avoid this roadblock, successful companies use a more agile strategy that relies on local solutions to capture value quickly, while gradually building the long-term IT and automation architecture. ” Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture. It’s a familiar story.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

They could not be more wrong - I’m here to tell you that strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive terms. It is the mental agility, a fierce determination, a never say die attitude, and placing other’s interests above our own that has carried us through the best of times and the worst of times.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

When planning and setting goals, be sure to focus on both the long and the short term. As a leader you must be willing to be agile. Leading others to do great things is part of setting goals, expanding your company, and running a successful operation. Think proactively. Be ready for change. Embrace diversity.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2018

To achieve that goal, however, we must innovate not only in terms of science and R&D, but also in how we run our business. Building an agile network. One popular activity is the fast session – a short, structured workshop to address a specific problem. Bayer’s mission is “Science for a Better Life.”

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

To Boost Organizational Performance, Connect with the Core Michael Lee Stallard and Jason Pankau It is essential to every organization’s long-term success that employees align their behavior with organizational goals and give their best efforts. Connecting with core employees is essential to a leader’s long-term success.

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