Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2020

In the case of the machine operator, manual labor and routine tasks are most likely to be automated, while management, team-building, employee training and production supervision may now find themselves moved into priority roles. Cutting costs and trimming fat in ways that ultimately help companies perform better are always wins.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Luca de Meo, as head of marketing at Volkswagen AG, created a series of two-day events called Marketing Works! The life cycle of a team is more like the cycle of maturity (dependence, counter dependence, independence, interdependence or some might prefer the Blanchard labels—forming, storming, norming and performing).

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

I recently spoke with Olivier Blanchard, one of the co-authors. ” -Olivier Blanchard. If we manage the growth of smart automation properly, and plan for it adequately, it can be relatively painless. Jobs most at risk: machine operators and assemblers, clerical workers, elementary occupations, crafts and related trades.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

If retail operations can more reliably keep their discretionary relationships with people who have to pay for that relationship than we can with our employees, who earn their livelihood with us, we need to take a serious look at how we’re creating the environment for those relationships. Their supervisors are doing the same.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 19, 2013

This is a post by Libby Gill, author of Capture the Mindshare and the Market Share Will Follow. Lead by example and let people know that you don''t operate in silos. Manage collaboration with the proper tools. Marketing' Instead, you pitch in when needed and you share your wins - and losses - as a team.

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