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KidPower 2015 Earth Day Project – Coaching Kids to Lead

Lead Change Blog

I have had the privilege of building innovative social service programs for at-risk children and families. Initiated at a brainstorming session with four of my colleagues, COI began implementing services in Miami-Dade County, Florida in 2007 with a collaborative team of eight community, faith, and professional organizations.

Project 150
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What Box? How to Turn Problems into Opportunities

Strategy Driven

Use this question to open your mind and brainstorm multiple alternatives. Use the 'How' question to uncover critical success factors necessary to develop an effective strategic plan. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Tip #1: Ask “What if?” There are more ways than one to solve a problem. Tip #6: Ask “When?”

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How Lilly Is Getting More Women into Leadership Positions

Harvard Business Review

In 2015, we conducted a workforce analysis that revealed a significant shortage of women in leadership at our company. While this number was comparable to the percentage of women executives at Fortune 500 healthcare companies in 2015, it was not a number we were proud of. At Lilly, we have tackled this problem head-on. We went all-in.

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Mary Barra Brings Teaming to General Motors

Harvard Business Review

When Dan Akerson became CEO in 2010, he brought a bit of daylight into the hallowed halls, breaking down siloes to urge collaboration between departments that had long stopped talking to each other — engineering and parts buyers, product development and purchasing, to name some especially critical relationships. Auto industry Leading teams'

Team 8
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Combining Virtual and Face-to-Face Work

Harvard Business Review

The ability for components, developed independently, to smoothly come together into a meaningful whole. Diverse and innovative solutions to complex issues. A face-to-face meeting might be needed for a brainstorming discussion about ways to alter a product’s design. Shared understanding of goals and a larger purpose.

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Unsafe Thinking: How to Get Out of Your Rut

Leading Blog

In 2015, shortly before Amazon bought Whole Foods, co-CEO John Mackey is faced with a plummeting stock price and is under fire. Ask people what holds them back. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *. First up is courage.

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Uber Can’t Be Fixed — It’s Time for Regulators to Shut It Down

Harvard Business Review

Uber publicists presented the company as the epitome of innovation, styling critics as incumbent puppets stuck in the past. ” (After I first flagged his posting, in 2015, Uber removed the document from its site. Through these tactics, Uber muddied the waters. But Archive.org kept a copy. Take the case of Napster.