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Are You Falling for the Myth of "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail"?

Great Leadership By Dan

For instance, a 2002 study of major construction projects found that 86% went over budget. A heavy equipment manufacturer had a systemic struggle with underestimating project costs. When was the last time you saw a major planned project suffer from a cost overrun ? In turn, a 2014 study of IT projects found that only 16.2%

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Behaviors of Collaborative Leaders

Great Leadership By Dan

The fundamental enablers of collaborative leadership are viewing resources as instruments of action rather than as possessions and aligning your company's larger shared goals to an accountability system that includes rewards and incentives for working together effectively. But what happens when you're not around?

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External Assessments Neuter Managerial-Leadership Judgment

Mike Cardus

The assessments are often used only at critical points in the persons career development. The use of external assessments that have NO correspondence to the work that has to be done places the decision making power into a piece of paper / report that (can possibly) contradict the system that the work is getting completed in.

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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. If you find all the noise around social media to be confusing, rest assured that you’re not alone. link] davidburkus Good post.

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Starting a Business Can Increase Older Workers’ Quality of Life (Even When It Doesn’t Pay Well)

Harvard Business Review

To investigate these issues, we looked at a group of late-career workers who chose to work for themselves or start small companies instead of retiring or remaining in their current jobs. Entrepreneurship is not always about the money, and late-career individuals who voluntarily transition to it are generally better off.

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Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business Review

For example, compensation tied solely to landing a contract invites abuse of the system. The CEO of Volkswagen from 1993 to 2002 was famous for his willingness to demote or fire employees who failed to meet expectations. Building a career of positive productivity and learning is hard enough in a company that helps you along.

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The 3 Types of Diversity That Shape Our Identities

Harvard Business Review

In 2002 the company hired a chief diversity officer, Anand Rohini, to make diversity a priority. The most frequent include: assessment tools (climate surveys, statistics monitoring, minority targets), human resources programs (flexible policies, mentoring or coaching), communication campaigns, and training programs. Consider Sodexho.