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How to Ensure Your Organization’s Digital Transformation Succeeds

Leading Blog

In 2013, Nokia’s mobile phone business was sold to Microsoft. A post-mortem was conducted that pointed to a lack of organizational alignment, internal politics, and a lack of technical competence that hindered its ability to transform. The second and more important question remains: How do organizations achieve success?

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Hope Is What People Need from Leaders Today

Michael Lee Stallard

As to the impact of hope, Brooks noted: “In a report in The Journal of Positive Psychology in 2013, researchers defining hope as ‘having the will and finding the way’ found that high-hope employees are 28 percent more likely to be successful at work and 44 percent more likely to enjoy good health and well-being.”.

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How Ethical a Change Leader Are You?

Lead Change Blog

The team I worked with were characterised by lack of confidentiality, conflicting personal and political agendas, lack of respect, and a lack of trust. In part, my success came about because I am familiar with working within such environments. Hence my success with my new team. Why did I succeed?

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?. and a development manager at Oracle Corp.

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Overcome speaker anxiety to become a fearless and engaging speaker

Career Advancement

This may not sound like a surprising admission, since 74 percent of the US population surveyed in 2013 shares a fear of public speaking. Over time, I’ve learned to manage my anxiety and turn it into an engine that propels me forward. If I could make it through the ordeal without passing out, I’d consider the experience a success.

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4 Steps for Making Change Happen

Great Leadership By Dan

Historically, the vast majority of political and social change led to chaos not utopia. Our clients'' resistance to change was not irrational and it was up to us, not our clients, to manage it. Let the success of your little experiment become contagious. Put in place measurable goals to track success.

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I Get No Respect -- A Look at "Dangerfield" Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Leadership always comes before management. The fact is, in order to be successful, leaders must create a vision for where they want their businesses to be tomorrow based on where those businesses are today. In other words, leadership plots the success destination as well as the steps needed to get there. What if you''re wrong?

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