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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

On the one hand, most CEOs agree with with the statement attributed to Peter Drucker: culture eats strategy for breakfast. Why : Purpose and meaning - Humans are a storytelling species, and we value being a part of a meaningful story. Yet, on the other hand, the data shows that following through on this conviction can be elusive.

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Being a Self-Aware Leader: Tasha Eurich

QAspire

Because only when you operate from strengths can you achieve true excellence.” – Peter Drucker, Managing Oneself. Technology and Being Human : Arianna Huffington. Storytelling in Business : Nancy Duarte. As human beings, we evolve and change continuously. Leaders as Multipliers : Liz Wiseman.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 7/15/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling Michael Dirda Reading the Room: Group Dynamics for Coaches and Leaders David Kantor Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff […].

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Socially Responsible Business Can Only Succeed If It Becomes a Movement

Harvard Business Review

Note especially the brave, innovative management reflected in social enterprises such as the Sampark Foundation , where Vineet Nayar, former CEO of HCL Technologies, is on a mission to inspire kids in rural India to learn how to think and invent like frugal innovators. All these sparks of activity are generating heat and light. ”

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Automation Won’t Replace People as Your Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

Colvin’s primary argument is that there are some unique human capabilities, like empathy and storytelling, that will keep people employable even as automation chips away at the content of most jobs. In our highly competitive economy, managers may be too easily seduced by the apparent advantages of automation.

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How Successful Leaders Use Culture To Influence Behaviour

Tanveer Naseer

Starting from the familiar premise, attributed to Peter Drucker, that “culture eats strategy for breakfast,” O’Connor and Dornfeld offer useful advice on how to deal with the human side of strategy implementation: getting employees to accept needed change. Yet the novel is not an anti-technology, anti-business diatribe.

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How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere

Skip Prichard

Drucker. . Our intention with utilizing this emerging technology is to create a new immersive reading and learning experience in support of the content in the book and to utilize it as a new audio/visual communication tool for global audiences. The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said. Kamand Kojouri.

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