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Why Many Planning Sessions Are a Waste of Time and How to Fix Them

The Practical Leader

.” An IBM survey of over 1,400 leaders responsible for designing, creating, and implementing change in their organizations found “only 20% of respondents are considered successful in managing change.” ” As the old saying goes, “if you don’t change direction, you’ll end up where you’re headed.”

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Why and How to Build an In-House Consulting Team

Harvard Business Review

In-house strategy and consulting groups are growing in popularity , supplementing and increasingly winning business from traditional consulting firms such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company. McKinsey, Bain, or Boston Consulting Group). Work on discrete projects. Customer satisfaction. Utilization.

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Fixing a Weak Safety Culture at General Motors

Harvard Business Review

Fox Business reported , “Barra found out about a review of the Cobalt in December, when she was still head of GM’s global product development.” Fact 5: Product assurances. Barra further promised to repair all broken vehicles (and to double the number of product reviews). On the one hand, it shows seriousness of purpose.

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