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Just Be You

Marshall Goldsmith

The work environment requires increased global savvy, virtual skill, and technological knowledge. Rapid change is the order of the day, with global mergers, acquisitions and shifts--and the resulting talent and leadership challenge will likely determine the success or failure of your organization between now and 2020.

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Executives Fail to Execute Strategy Because They’re Too Internally Focused

Harvard Business Review

There are many explanations for this abysmal failure rate, but a 10-year longitudinal study on executive leadership conducted by my firm showed one clear reason. A full 61% of executives told us they were not prepared for the strategic challenges they faced upon being appointed to senior leadership roles. He guessed 20 to 25.

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The Big Picture of Business: Yesterdayism… Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future.

Strategy Driven

Technology is but one tool of the trade. In the 1940s, technology brought us the 45-RPM and 33-1/3-RPM records… adding up to the “mother speed” of 78-RPM. Corporations have become extended families, thus embracing dysfunctionality, changes, modifications and learning curves. Ideas make the future happen.

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The Big Picture of Business – Yesterdayism… Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future

Strategy Driven

Technology is but one tool of the trade. In the 1940s, technology brought us the 45-RPM and 33-1/3-RPM records… adding up to the ‘mother speed’ of 78-RPM. Corporations have become extended families, thus embracing dysfunctionality, changes, modifications and learning curves. Ideas make the future happen.

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The Big Picture of Business: Lessons About Business Planning To Be Learned from the Y2K Bug

Strategy Driven

Learn more about Hank Moore and The Business Tree™ by visiting his website, www.HankMoore.com. Technology constitutes less than 1% of any organization’s overall Big Picture. Computer activity constitutes less than 1% of the technology picture. There always must exist a learning curve. He has advised two U.S.