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9 Tips for Navigating the Inevitable Unexpected

Leading Blog

Some fail for a host of strategic or operational shortcomings addressed in any decent business school course. Assemble diverse teams with complementary skills and a shared vision. But that's not always enough: some 90 percent of startups do not survive past five years, and 63% of tech startups are doomed to failure.

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Avoiding Conflicts: Corporate Culture vs. Local Culture

N2Growth Blog

Even our headquarters in the Netherlands, which have domestic offices, face challenges in maintaining consistency in their operations. This resource will provide five tips to avoid culture conflicts and help global corporate and local entities work together seamlessly. However, it is also important to allow creativity and innovation.

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5 Tips to Create High-Performance Teams

Lead Change Blog

No leader sets out to lead an ineffective team. In fact many leaders invest a lot of time and energy agonising over how to create the perfect high-performance team that works effectively and consistently delivers results. Many leaders create teams that lack diversity and are too large. Just think of a soccer team.

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6 Tips for Better Problem Solving

Lead Change Blog

Here are six tips for better problem-solving. Your team must operate in an environment of psychological safety. This must be a characteristic of your team culture. That’s when each team member gets several votes and can distribute them in any way he or she chooses across the solutions. Get The Story of The Problem.

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Three Tips for Leading Your Team Into a New Year

Michael Lee Stallard

Here are three tips for leading your team into a new year of goals. Review progress toward current year goals and define the top five priorities you want your team to accomplish in the coming year. Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Vern Clark’s Top 5 priorities in 2003. STEP 1: REFOCUS. Why five priorities?

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3 Characteristics That Could Be Preventing Your Good Team from Becoming Great

Let's Grow Leaders

You’ve Got a Good Team, Don’t Let That Stop You From Making it Great You’ve got a good team. If you’re fortunate to be working on a good team, it can be tempting to keep doing what you’ve always done. If your good team’s results are the outcome of a deliberate strategy, well executed.

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Our Team is Growing: How do I Lead Well Now? (With Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

“Karin, our team is growing. ” “Leading was easy when our team was small, but now our team is growing. ” “How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?” How to Keep Leading Well as Your Team is Growing. Teach your team how to think. How do I lead well now?”

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