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Care for a white-water ride?

N2Growth Blog

Because of the complexities, we can always find excuses: Organizational developments did not always have the impact as expected, or employees/leaders turned out to be less suitable for the job than hoped for. Making plans flexible means that organizational developments and career plans have to be adjusted more frequently than we were used to.

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Hiring For Cultural Fit Can Be Good But Comes With Risks

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers highlight how the decentralization encouraged by the pandemic has meant that many companies have deployed tools such as HighMatch to measure for cultural fit. These people were so embedded in the status quo that they were unlikely to ever be innovative, and the data suggests they were also most likely to be fired.

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Happiness and Hierarchies

LDRLB

One of the developing branches of psychology is the study of happiness: positive psychology. Hsieh’s (2010) theory is that if you build ways for employees to take control over their career futures into organizational design, one lucky by-product is that these employees will be happier. But can this cross over into the workplace?

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Happiness and Hierarchies

LDRLB

One of the developing branches of psychology is the study of happiness: positive psychology. Hsieh’s (2010) theory is that if you build ways for employees to take control over their career futures into organizational design, one lucky by-product is that these employees will be happier. But can this cross over into the workplace?

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How to Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption

Skip Prichard

General Charles Jacoby is a military leader whose career culminated as four-star Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Tactical agility enables employees at all levels to take smart risks, capture opportunities, improvise and innovate as they execute a clear strategy. Northern Command.

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The New World of Beta Curation

Strategy Driven

The other, smaller and rarer, is decentralized, horizontal, and inclusive. The increased communication and collaboration required of Beta organizations demand a new style of leadership and career planning. Organizations need to have dozens, maybe hundreds, of individual experts, fully capable of idea generation and innovative thought.

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Why California Is Such a Talent Magnet

Harvard Business Review

By supporting worker mobility, cities can both foster the growth of denser talent networks within their borders and increase the likelihood of technological and other productive innovation. They want to make sure they’ll learn on and off the job, have access to local cultural opportunities, and develop a robust professional network.