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Leadership and Work Teams

Great Leadership By Dan

For two years (2016 and 2017) Deloitte’s Global Human Capital trends survey has positioned organizational redesign as the number one concern for businesses. In 2016 they termed this the ‘Rise of Teams’ and 2017 ‘The Organization of the Future – Arriving Now’. Sounds complicated? Not really.

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How to Create a Stress-Free Work Environment

Strategy Driven

Being stressed at work can come with many disadvantages, but some of the main ones include lack of productivity, constant pressure between employees, lack of professional growth and development, long and inflexible work hours, job insecurity and many more. Is stress generated because the office is too cluttered?

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7 Effective Ways an Organization Development Practitioner Can Help Transform a Toxic Work Culture

Mike Cardus

. “An employee who is mistreated may feel the only way to get ahead in their job is to treat others as they have been treated themselves—this may not always be intentional, but it results in a race to the bottom among employees and damages job security and leads to stress and exhaustion.” ” ( Li, M.,

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3 Ways to Lift Morale with Team Building in London

Strategy Driven

By encouraging your workforce to bond with one another, you will be ensuring that they function as effectively as possible when operating as a team. Even if we don’t have any first-hand experience of working in a kitchen, we all know that a chef’s job is stressful. Copyright 2007-2017 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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What We Can Learn About Resilience from Female Leaders of the UN

Harvard Business Review

Through my leadership development work with the United Nations (UN), I’ve been privileged to work with professionals who operate in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. An artist, El Hage draws when she feels stressed. This is a great way to keep the stress level down.”

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“We Had Gone Back 20 Years.” The Heads of Puerto Rico’s Largest Media Company on Life After Hurricane Maria

Harvard Business Review

When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017, it became one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the island. María Luisa: Our businesses were able to operate immediately after Maria because we planned for redundancy — generators, diesel, tech infrastructure. AFP Contributor/Getty Images. We were losing money.

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Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners: Lessons from Banner Health

Harvard Business Review

Nonetheless, between 2012 and mid-2103, Banner has captured nearly $70 million in savings, and by 2017, the savings will contribute $256 million annually to its bottom line. This helped squelch rumors of impending layoffs and reduce the stress and fear that inevitably accompany cost cutting.

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