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The Shape of the Meaning Organization

Harvard Business Review

It's a nod to — but a step beyond — Peter Senge's learning organization. It's built not just to learn (and then do "business") but, more deeply, to redraw the boundaries of prosperity, by doing meaningful stuff that matters the most. First, its brain wouldn't be the strategy group, but the wisdom group.

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How Royal DSM Is Improving Its Geographic and Gender Diversity

Harvard Business Review

How did he do it? See More Videos > See More Videos > An approach that often yields better results, in my experience, is helping today’s in-group members become ready and accountable for hiring and promoting people who may not look like them, but who do look like the company’s customers.

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Where Have All the Process Owners Gone?

Harvard Business Review

When organizations set about improving the way the way they work, the natural tendency is for them to do it within functions. Their responsibilities include: Acting as the "voice of the customer " by understanding customers' total experience with a company, from the moment they learn about it to the moment they end the relationship.

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