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The Transformation Playbook: Mastering the Message That Moves Organizations Forward

Rich Gee Group

Employees and stakeholders crave honesty and openness, especially during significant change. Attempting to sugarcoat or conceal the true nature of the transformation can breed distrust and skepticism, ultimately hindering the process. Implement tools or platforms to enable two-way dialogue and continuous feedback from stakeholders.

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The Transformation Playbook: Mastering the Message That Moves Organizations Forward

Rich Gee Group

Employees and stakeholders crave honesty and openness, especially during significant change. Attempting to sugarcoat or conceal the true nature of the transformation can breed distrust and skepticism, ultimately hindering the process. Implement tools or platforms to enable two-way dialogue and continuous feedback from stakeholders.

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Four Types of Meetings that Lead to Effective Organizations

CO2

If you want to solve a problem or come to a decision, meeting participants should arrive informed about the decision/problem, how the decision will be made, and what their role is in the process. They ought not to share too much stakeholder analysis at the meeting, however.

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Before a Merger, Consider Company Cultures Along with Financials

Harvard Business Review

A normal acquisition process seeks to ensure something basic: a strategic rationale for a deal, supported by a thoughtful selection process, with known risks identified by a short, intense due diligence. What this requires is doing some integration due diligence as part of the M&A process.

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It’s Never Been More Important for Big Companies to Listen to Local Communities

Harvard Business Review

Look no further than the recent protests against the completion of the Keystone and the Dakota Access pipelines , or the opposition that stopped the development of the Cape Wind Associates’ offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound. Conflicts like these with local communities are not only divisive, they are expensive.