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Borderless jobs and agile structures: How to build a future-proof organisation

Chartered Management Institute

What they do not do well is identify the most important hazards and opportunities early enough, formulate creative strategic initiatives nimbly enough, and implement them fast enough.” – John Kotter, Harvard Business School Business disruption, societal upheaval and rapid technological shifts bring constant pressure for organisations to innovate.

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3 Ways Leaders Can Help Bring Great Ideas To Life

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by Kotter International President, Russell Raath on behalf of The Economist Executive Education Navigator. Yet the most innovative companies—those that can face challenging times and emerge stronger than ever—often recognize a key truth that is missing in many traditional, hierarchical organizations.

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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

The latest thinking from the great strategists of the era – Michael Porter, Henry Ginsberg, Rosabeth Kanter, John Kotter. I scribed notes of my favorite articles and had my secretary type them. A client in need of innovation? Here are the benefits I garnered from a decade of prolific reading: 1. Strategy. Perennial Wisdom.

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A Selection of Readings From The Core Masterclass

The Office Blend Blog

1 is setting — micro-nourishing one day, one hour, one minute at a time — an effective people-truly-first, innovate-or-die, excellence-or-bust corporate culture.” – Tom Peters. John Kotter. “CEO job No. The ability of an organization to respond effectively in times of crisis is paramount. Happy reading. Marla Gottschalk, HBR.

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The Biggest Challenges into Exciting Opportunities

Coaching Tip

But when everyone thinks that way, institutions and organizations don’t adapt, they don’t innovate, they don’t change rapidly enough and it gets us all into trouble. Source : John Kotter: That's Not How We Do It Here!: Related articles. That’s Not How We Do It Here! Can't Get Enough Leadership , .

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Leaders Can’t Execute Strategy

Great Leadership By Dan

Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi and Art Kleiner stated in their 2015 Harvard Business Review article that only 8% of leaders are effective at both creating good strategies and executing them. John Kotter offers the “8 Step Process for Leading Change”. Kaplan and David P. Norton and their Palladium associates.

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Buy-In – The Imperative Strategy

Strategy Driven

Business Improv: Experiential Learning Exercises to Train Employees to Handle Every Situation with Success by Val and Sarah Gee The secret to business growth is right before your eyes – it’s the creativity and innovation percolating in each one of your employees every minute of every day. Business Improv ! All rights reserved.