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End Well on a Low Note

Lead Change Blog

On March 12, 2018, Arrieta penned and posted a letter to his former team and its fans. Leaders know this full well and typically stop partying over past successes first. You don’t need video play-by-play to know that Chicago Cubs management and players don’t always get along. Unfortunately, the time to celebrate passes quickly.

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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

Research by Gallup, as reported in The State of the American Workplace in 2013, discovered that roughly 70% of workers were disengaged. Simply put, the underlying factor in the success rate of engaging our workforce and delivering change is leadership. A 2001 study by the Hay Group indicated a 2.5x Over Time, with Coaching Support.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

It’s a fascinating study, one that echoes my constant inquiry of the difference between success and failure. You are teaching what separates successful innovators from those who struggle. If Tesla’s ideas ultimately had more impact, then why was Edison so much more successful? Lessons from Tesla versus Edison.

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The Big Picture of Business- Anniversaries Honor the Past and Build Support for the Future

Strategy Driven

My research revealed that their company had in fact founded LLB, which younger generations of management did not know. Houston Symphony Orchestra, 100th in 2013. These anniversaries should be celebrated in 2018: Metropolitan Transit Authority, 40th. Hear the success stories. In 1978, I was advising Uniroyal Tire Company.

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Growth and Wellness at the Heart of Spotify’s Employee Development Programs

HR Digest

Katarina Berg: [ I actually introduced Walk & Talk some 18 years ago on Leadership programs to improve lateral thinking, exercise and getting a better understanding for whats on the managers mind ] HR walks are a chance for meaningful conversation paired with a walk for a boost of creativity and focus. This begins and ends with listening.

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Why Financial Statements Don’t Work for Digital Companies

Harvard Business Review

On February 13, 2018, the New York Times reported that Uber is planning an IPO. Twitter reported a loss of $79 million before its IPO, yet it commanded a valuation of $24 billion on its IPO date in 2013. Companies can disclose these items in the Management discussion and analysis section of their annual report.

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How Investors React When Companies Announce They’re Moving to a SaaS Business Model

Harvard Business Review

For example, in 2014 IDC estimated that more than one-quarter of enterprise applications would be offered with the SaaS model by 2018, up from one-sixth in 2013. Dynatrace, a leader in application performance management software, has shown the importance of developing SaaS products from scratch, in isolation of existing product lines.