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The Culture Engine

Leading Blog

Culture is the engine of any organization. The Culture Engine provides tools in each chapter for making this happen in your organization. Organizational culture is not an amorphous thing – it is exemplified by the leadership. It is the force behind everything that happens. Getting it right is critical. Management'

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Finding the Right ‘Tool’ for Your Business

Lead Change Blog

As the leader, once you’ve developed a healthy relationship with feedback , you need to ask yourself: what’s the right tool for you? The best tool will fit your company’s current needs, its stage of life, your ideal level of detail, the community and resources associated with the tool, and your desired outcome. Stuck Tools.

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Should We “Defund” Leadership?

Lead Change Blog

The Pixar 2018 documentary on the company tells the tale of a group of passionate, driven people who worked around the clock, sleeping under their desks to bring to market revolutionary technology tools. ” One of the General Magic engineers immediately responded, “Thanks, but we don’t need a manager.

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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

Even more alarming, almost every new business it launched failed: e-books, mobile phones, search engines, music; it was one dramatic dud after another. The turnaround he engineered was nothing short of remarkable. Not only was the U.S. Inside the company, morale was at an all-time low. For Microsoft, the future looked bleak.

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How Smart Leaders Help a Team Work Better Together: Plan Breakdowns

Let's Grow Leaders

It turns out, they could withstand the impact, but the engineers designed them not to. The engineers design them to break cleanly for three reasons. Knowing that these breakdowns in traffic flow are inevitable, the engineers plan for it. One tool you can give your team is the I.N.S.P.I.R.E. Do we address it?

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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

A FTER 18 YEARS on the MIT faculty, I thought I knew a thing or two about leadership. That position humbled me and taught me lessons about leadership that I still use today, some 20 years later. Back then, the vast majority of Akamai’s 100 engineering staff had been recruited directly from MIT and other top universities.

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Global Executive Search: Connecting Talent with Opportunity Across Borders

N2Growth Blog

The Scope and Significance of Global Executive Search Securing top leadership talent is essential in the dynamic and fast-paced business world. Their reach extends beyond borders, tapping into a wider pool of talent and thus making their services invaluable to corporations seeking to fill critical leadership roles.