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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

He quickly pivoted Microsoft from being a company that sold boxed software to a global computing engine that rents out its processing power and online storage to businesses. In 2022, he upped the ante, investing $10 billion in OpenAI to acquire just short of a majority stake. Doesn’t micromanaging and process smother creativity?

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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Companies consistently get culture wrong because they go about assessing it, and attempting to manage it from the top-down, not the bottom-up. However, the gap-closing process falls apart quickly when the company compels employees to change their behavior in order for the company to arrive at its future desired culture.

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Dennis Bakke Interview – The Decision Maker Process

Modern Servant Leader

If someone asked you for the key to employee engagement , happiness at work or bottom line results, what would you say? Through story, Bakke chronicles the opportunity, struggles and benefits of driving decision-making throughout a company, together with an Advice Process. Question: What do think of the Decision Maker process?

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up, or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter, and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. The human spirit craves connection. Authenticity. We need to make our interactions count.

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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Leading Blog

Karl Moore takes a practical and down-to-earth approach to understanding what drives millennials and generation Z and how the education system they were brought up in has informed their worldview. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne offer up a bold, new idea that will transform how we all think about innovation and growth.

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Unleashing the Power of Sustained Growth

Skip Prichard

By combining these elements, businesses can align their operations with their long-term goals and set themselves up for enduring success. Talk to us about the power in being specific and how top leaders use this in their planning. Which Culture Builders need the most improvement? Which Culture Killers are the biggest obstacles?

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How The Best Leaders Handle Team Conflict Successfully

Lead from Within

Identifying the root cause: It’s important for leaders to get to the bottom of what’s causing the conflict. Once the root cause has been identified, it’s easier to come up with a solution. Focusing on the issue, not the person: It’s easy to get caught up in personal attacks and feelings during a conflict. Following up.