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The Key to Change is a People Focus

Lead Change Blog

Prussian Field Marshal Graf Helmut Von Molke the Elder , famously said that no plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force. I found it in one of my favourite management books, entitled Managing Change and Making It Stick.

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Change is a Double-Edged Sword

Lead Change Blog

One of my favorite change quotes comes from a book by Michael Fullan, a Canadian expert on educational change, who wrote in Leading in a Culture of Change [2001]: “Change is a double-edged sword. Fullan describes these as ‘arational’ factors and provides several examples, such as: Strategy and operations are not always fully integrated.

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Only Learning Leaders Can Transform the Extreme Rate of Transformation Failures

The Practical Leader

He was clearly operating on the assumption that if they knew better, they’d do better. Building transformation into the company’s operating rhythm. His book, The Art of Virtue (edited by George Rogers), is an inspiring account of Franklin’s life and an instructive guide to his continuous improvement habits.

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Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Chan John Wiley & Sons (2010) A chorus of eloquent voices that suggest “a sense of what life is, can be, or should be” Prior to reading this book, I had already read two biographies of Warren Buffett, Roger Lowenstein’s Buffett: [.].

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8 Behaviors for Becoming A Smarter Team

LDRLB

[Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Roger Schwarz. Roger is the author of the new book, Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams. ]. Most leaders often operate under a mindset of unilateral control where the manager or leader feels responsible and accountable for the team and thus dictates to them.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

John Wayne and Roy Rogers had Gabby Hayes. Back characters on TV shows included restaurant and bar operators, where the stars went top relax. It is a compendium book, containing quotes and extrapolations into business culture, arranged in 76 business categories. Gene Autry had Pat Buttram. TV show stars had great support casts.

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5 Critical Factors For Building The Right Team

Tanveer Naseer

In my new book “ Xbox Revisited: A Game Plan for Corporate and Civic Renewal ”, I explore the challenges we faced building the Xbox business and then apply those lessons to our civic organizations. Great execution can elevate a flawed plan; at the same time, poor operational capabilities can easily sink a great set of ideas.

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