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Ripple Effect: Seven Keys to Team and Culture Development

The Practical Leader

Organizational behavior reflects leadership team behavior. ” The department, division, or executive leadership team models behavior patterns that set the tone and examples for their organization. When changes falter or organizations fail, it can usually be traced to dysfunctional management.

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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

That’s not in the budget.” Phrases like ‘Don’t rock the boat’ or ‘It’s not in the budget’ often serve to halt innovation and maintain the status quo. The key lies in the persistent, strategic, and ethical application of these tactics, always keeping the organization’s and its stakeholders’ betterment at the forefront.

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The Value of Professional Conferences. Also Why Has There Been So Little Innovation?

Curious Cat

I can see why companies often are very tight with budgets for conferences. Some of the talks on tactics on how to improve software development on focused on technical solutions that are not so much about management systems. The costs of attending conferences are easy for companies to calculate. A stone sarcophagus from ancient Egypt.