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Borderless jobs and agile structures: How to build a future-proof organisation

Chartered Management Institute

What they do not do well is identify the most important hazards and opportunities early enough, formulate creative strategic initiatives nimbly enough, and implement them fast enough.” – John Kotter, Harvard Business School Business disruption, societal upheaval and rapid technological shifts bring constant pressure for organisations to innovate.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta. Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar, and Gaurav Gupta explore how to create non-linear, dramatic change in your organization. Upstanding : How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth by Frank A.

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That’s Not How We Do It Here!

Leading Blog

And John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber’s That’s Not How We Do It Here! They begin to cope with their size by cementing in systems, structures and policies, that inadvertently kill speed, agility and innovation. Of Related Interest: An Interview with John Kotter on Urgency. does just that.

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A Selection of Readings From The Core Masterclass

The Office Blend Blog

1 is setting — micro-nourishing one day, one hour, one minute at a time — an effective people-truly-first, innovate-or-die, excellence-or-bust corporate culture.” – Tom Peters. This unique form of internal strength, is pain-painstakingly developed over time. John Kotter. “CEO job No. Happy reading. Marla Gottschalk, HBR.

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3 Ways Leaders Can Help Bring Great Ideas To Life

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by Kotter International President, Russell Raath on behalf of The Economist Executive Education Navigator. Yet the most innovative companies—those that can face challenging times and emerge stronger than ever—often recognize a key truth that is missing in many traditional, hierarchical organizations.

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Great Leadership Comes with a Counterintuitive Approach

Great Leadership By Dan

Recently, one of our clients began their corporate change initiative with a simple but very profound statement: “Trust is the foundation of speed and innovation.” Conversely, leaders who create cultures where failure is embraced establish the foundation for game-changing innovation – think Q’s laboratory at the James Bond series headquarters.

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The Biggest Challenges into Exciting Opportunities

Coaching Tip

But when everyone thinks that way, institutions and organizations don’t adapt, they don’t innovate, they don’t change rapidly enough and it gets us all into trouble. Source : John Kotter: That's Not How We Do It Here!: Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide , Ask the Coach . . That’s Not How We Do It Here!

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