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With Change Agents, One Size Does Not Fit All

Harvard Business Review

Earlier in his career he worked at EDS (an IT services provider), where he learned how to run IT as a business. He looks at his leadership team as a kind of sales force, each member of which should be developing a pipeline of opportunities to add more value all the time. Change management Leadership Leadership development'

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The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight. We all have.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

He started very well, but as soon as his cash flow improved, financial burdens from family systems stifled his operations. When artisans have no understanding of their cash flows, they fail prey to spending a big percentage of their working capital, without meaning to, on non-business issues that usually cripple their operations.

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The Big Picture of Business – Becoming a Legend

Strategy Driven

The art with which we build our careers and our legacy is a journey that benefits many others along the way. Courage and leadership. I was then challenged to come up with such a program, the result being the Leadership in Action Awards. Understands that careers evolve. by Hank Moore. High performance standards.

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The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

As Tom Davenport, Larry Prusak, and I talk to people about our current research, we hear broad support for its central thesis: that good judgment is not only something required of individuals in leadership positions; it is something that must be embedded in organizations as a whole.

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

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The Best Strategic Leaders Balance Agility and Consistency

Harvard Business Review

And the most-successful managers must change similarly as they assume additional or different responsibilities through their careers, moving from head of sales to COO or from CFO to CEO. Complement this organization model with operational process. As we know, buggy whip makers and telegraph companies must evolve or die.

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