Lead Change Blog

JULY 20, 2016

How Today’s Leaders Manage Culture Change. Not the usual balls or bowling pens, he was juggling sharp machetes and lighted torches. Not the usual balls or bowling pens, he was juggling sharp machetes and lighted torches. One cannot juggle if afraid of the sharp machete or not respectful of the machete.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

To manage these challenges, executives are called on to adopt a long-term perspective on organizational strategy while staying in tune with the present-day needs of clients, customers and team members. A Virtual Learning Expedition is a live online experience that will bring senior managers to the next level.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

This blog post is the first of a two-part series on transformational growth and disruptive change by my dear friend Mark Thompson for the AMA (American Management Association). World Bank: Diversity and inclusion as a sustainable competitive advantage. Dear readers! You can see the article here: [link]. BY MARK THOMPSON [link].

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2023

Not surprising, managers at every level are struggling to adapt to this new dynamic, balancing both employee satisfaction and corporate productivity. From managing people and processes to enabling success. Nevertheless, they are perhaps the most resilient, racially diverse, and well-educated generation we have known.

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HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

The process of conducting a performance appraisal can be a daunting task for many managers and HR professionals. Providing effective performance feedback examples and performance appraisal comments can help managers provide constructive feedback that empowers employees to achieve their goals.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 29, 2022

” Yesterday’s solutions are creating today’s problems — and opportunities.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 14, 2017

Gipsie loved to travel to experience diverse cultures and history, taking many trips to Europe, Africa and Asia. A resident of Brentwood, Tennessee and an avid supporter of the Nashville Symphony, Gipsie was an international consultant to organizations on management, quality improvement and statistical methodology. Edwards Deming.

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HR Digest

MAY 3, 2021

As the COVID-19 crisis takes a sharp turn from government to business, the issue of redefining jobs moves up the agenda. In 2020 alone, we created over 500,000 jobs globally and used our scale to come up with new ideas to manage the challenges posed by COVID-19. How are you going to shake things up next?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Striving to increase workplace diversity is not an empty slogan — it is a good business decision. In recent years a body of research has revealed another, more nuanced benefit of workplace diversity: nonhomogenous teams are simply smarter. Let’s dig into why diverse teams are smarter. They Focus More on Facts.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

In today’s workplace, diversity is more than just a buzzword; it’s a way to build a stronger business. At Pinterest, we understand that diverse teams yield smarter , more innovative results, which are essential in the competitive, dynamic tech industry. Setting diversity goals isn’t enough.

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

"Unleashing Collective Genius" As globalization takes a sharp turn from government to business, the issue of global talent mobility rapidly moves up the agenda. To what extent is that down to a successful talent management strategy? There are no short-cuts in management. Michael Fraccaro: That’s an interesting way to frame it.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They represent leaders in their own worlds with a diversity of interests that relate to the topic of coaching. Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Stew Friedman – Practice Professor of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. World authority on project management.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

What is the number #1 characteristic of an employee/contract worker that hiring managers look for when hiring? What is the number #1 characteristic of an employee/contract worker that hiring managers look for when hiring? The #1 characteristic that I believe hiring managers seek in a candidate is flexibility. Initiative.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. Moreover, fixed assets are more difficult to leverage across diverse businesses than capabilities, and they tend to expire, become obsolete, or give way to related services. It’s a ‘sharp pencil’ capabilities system rooted in superior information.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

It continues to live on in places as far-flung and diverse as Iran, Burma and Zimbabwe, just to name a few. The contrast is sharp and it is no accident. Organizations like Kmara in Georgia, Pora in Ukraine and the April 6th movement in Egypt, received advice and training from the group and found similar success.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 30, 2011

Being able not only to tolerate, but to encourage diversity of thought will go a long ways in inviting co-creation and collaboration. Your point about encouraging diversity of thought is particularly important. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 20, 2009

This is one pretty sharp boss!) Now more than ever leaders and managers need to get creative. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. THE THEME: Viagra advertising slogans. Some people seem to think fun involves organizing an event. We both got a good laugh!!!

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2012

Since 1950, only 3 of 21 have managed the feat, and none have done so since 1978. For a market to be efficient, where price is an unbiased estimate of value, investors must be cognitively diverse. When there's a loss of diversity and everyone comes to the same belief, then price and value get out of sync. But it gets worse.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

When Yelp was a startup with just 15 employees, the office manager began to stock the kitchen with drinks and snacks to get everyone through the long afternoons. A quick poll among coworkers revealed that the whole company had experienced a sharp uptick in candy bar consumption. Create more-diverse hiring committees?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

companies, the guidelines contain helpful (although not entirely novel or innovative) recommendations such as compensating outside directors with stock, giving non-executive directors unfettered access to management, and discouraging the practice of earnings guidance. In sharp contrast to the Commonsense Principles, the U.K.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2012

The choice — to build a sales organization around customers or products — has vexed every company with a diverse product portfolio. HP's dilemma illustrates one of many two-edged swords of sales management. It could also use performance management and incentives to manage effort allocation. Unreasonably so.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

This preference is in sharp contrast to Gen Y’s as a whole; a recent Deloitte survey found that only 20% of Y’s overall want to be a leader in a large organization, while 70% of respondents want to launch their own organization. Diversity Hiring Talent management' The Case for Hiring “Outlier” Employees.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2012

Since 1950, only 3 of 21 have managed the feat, and none have done so since 1978. For a market to be efficient, where price is an unbiased estimate of value, investors must be cognitively diverse. When there's a loss of diversity and everyone comes to the same belief, then price and value get out of sync. But it gets worse.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

Much to my surprise, I found that these extremely successful family business owners don’t draw a sharp (and artificial) line between “us” and “them” – the mentally healthy and those less healthy. Managers are comfortable with physical illnesses. Managing people' They don’t because they know they can’t.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines. Sticking with her authentic, collaborative leadership style paid off: Ramos-Kwok won over the team and developed a reputation as an exceptional leader, leading to further management opportunities. How did they do it? Hone your brand.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management destroy value at J.C. And what about private-equity partners and sovereign-wealth managers who come on boards of large publicly-traded firms—not as activists but in the wake of taking a stake? Still rivals, yes, but nonetheless a working group that can partner with management to drive value.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

Chinese women in powerful business positions include Wei Sun Christianson , CEO of Morgan Stanley, China ; Mei Yan , Managing Director of MTV Networks, China; and Mary Ma , former CFO of Lenovo and managing director in global equity giant TPG, who recently started her own investment fund. The payoff?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

This may sound obvious, but it was in sharp contrast to typical patterns in the pharma industry of recruiting from within, resistance to new thinking, and sclerotic bureaucratic structures. Roivant’s second innovation initiative was to forcefully inject an openness to fresh thinking and outside practices.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2014

Lovers or haters of a product can be the canary in the coal mine — an early warning system that can alert managers to problems,” says Avery, who by the way has a great piece on consumer relationships in the current issue of HBR. But not only does Lady Gaga have a great and sticky thesis, she’s endowed with a sharp mind for branding.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2013

In both cases, senior managers had posed a seemingly simple question. And over the years, I''ve helped many others conduct simple and effective experiments in areas as diverse as customer onboarding to policy deployment. In the unfolding data revolution, companies must develop the capabilities to experiment. But too many eschew it.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

And of course, there's always the small fear that we are about to do something stupid, as in the early days of email, when your colleague actually managed to message "Philips is a complete tool" to everyone in the company. In a culture that flowers with an increasingly diverse variety, this is useful. So it's a double bind.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It is the more versatile, general-purpose charities — including such well-known, diverse institutions as The United Way Worldwide and the Salvation Army — that are faring the worst. Why the disparity? Our own research on organizational strategy and leadership more broadly suggests a reason.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

Russia’s industrialization also means that the market offers substantial opportunities in diverse B2B sectors such as mining, oil and gas, metallurgy, chemicals, light industry, and consumer durables.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 30, 2019

Indeed, countless solo entrepreneurs have chosen to manage their business themselves, under the wrong assumption that the most difficult part of the business strategy is to build the puzzles. American escape room businesses, especially, as failing to tap into diverse audience groups. You can’t build an escape room without good puzzles.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2012

Diversity is the crucial element for group creativity. Innovation teams tasked with creating new products or technologies or iterating existing ones need tension to produce breakthroughs, and tension comes from diverse points of view. Assembling and managing diverse teams is hard work.

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Cooperperson

OCTOBER 21, 2019

IT Manager, Long Island Board of Realtors. By the grace of God and connecting with generous people, Ellen got to the chairman of Merck Sharp & Dohme, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. “ -Tommy Panissidi, Manager, Flexible Systems. What an incredible story. ” -Kathi Laughman.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Below are nine key steps we’ve taken to reduce bias in our selection cycle, convince people we’re serious and thus draw a more diverse group of outstanding speakers. But as a curator, you can provide unique value by finding sharp people that everyone doesn’t already know. Diversity Gender' We can and should do better.

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