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Even “bad” cultures get some things right

Surviving Leadership

There is a noticeable focus on “culture” lately, whether the topic is recruiting, engagement, development, retention, what have you. At this meeting, employees heard from the CEO, CHRO, General Counsel, COO, CFO, CMO, and any business leaders spearheading a major initiative. It’s all good stuff to discuss.

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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

The Empowered Buisness

Yet companies continue to invest in skills development only to be disappointed by little or no difference in performance. Through motivation profiling and Models of Excellence tools, the motivation patterns of high performers within a call center were identified. Competency accounts for, at best, 20% of performance.

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A Step-by-Step Plan to Improve CMO-COO Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

Here are our recommendations for how CMOs and COOs can develop a more collaborative working relationship: 1. Develop a shared vocabulary and shared metrics. When the marketing/operations team walked through each of the stages of this particular journey, they quickly developed a greater appreciation for the entire process.

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