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Overused Office Jargon That Leads You Nowhere

HR Digest

A study conducted by OnePoll and Jive Communications , surveyed 2000 Americans on their communication in the office and collected some oft-used phrases that sound cringeworthy. Hammer it out” was another offender. 94 percent of those surveyed said that they were exposed to this kind of office jargon almost daily. Cringe (8%).

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Top Down Leadership Does Work, If You’re Stuck in the Industrial Age

Lead Change Blog

Here’s where it gets sketchy… When left to their own devices under stress, these hammer-dropping leaders will lack the emotional intelligence to influence those they lead. So it does work.

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It’s Time to Abolish the 70% Change Failure Rate Statistic

Change Starts Here

” One quote that never seems to be mentioned is this follow up in 1995, where Michael Hammer said: “In Reengineering the Corporation , we estimated that between 50 and 70 percent of reengineering efforts were not successful in achieving the desired breakthrough performance. It’s hard to argue with the experts!

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To Win the Game, You Have to Play

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article contributed by Lynne Morton, President, Performance Improvement Solutions) to the Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

Through a study of AI that included a survey of 3,073 executives and 160 case studies across 14 sectors and 10 countries, and through a separate digital research program , we have identified 10 key insights CEOs need to know to embark on a successful AI journey. Believe the hype that AI can potentially boost your top and bottom line.

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Stop Using the Excuse “Organizational Change Is Hard”

Harvard Business Review

Hughes traces the mythical 70% failure rate back to the 1993 book Reengineering the Corporation , in which authors Michael Hammer and James Champy stated: “our unscientific estimate is that as many as 50 percent to 70 percent of the organizations that undertake a reengineering effort do not achieve the dramatic results they intended.”

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Make Civility the Norm on Your Team

Harvard Business Review

I found that 98% of the workers I surveyed over the past 20 years have experienced rude behavior and 99% have witnessed it. When Christine Pearson and I asked people in one survey why they were uncivil, more than 25% blamed their organization for not providing them with the basic skills they needed, such as listening and giving feedback.

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