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How I Became A Leader Without Any Formal Training

Lead Change Blog

I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for Apple’s Chief Technology Officer, Kevin Lynch. He is a guy who is clearly more of a techie than he is a public speaker, yet whenever he takes to the stage during the Cupertino company’s huge product launches, Kevin never fails to impress. I Embraced Failure.

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Team Building Agenda: Kick-off Program for IT Leadership Team

Mike Cardus

Additional content will be shared on Team Development and Management. We will use this co-creation to develop future programs and facilitated work sessions. CTO – Why are we here? o Processing into developing goals, sharing goals, and placing goal in context to IT teams. CTO has some parting words. 12:00-1:00.

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The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer

Harvard Business Review

These three change accelerators are what lie behind today''s avalanche of business transformation, and they are directly affecting the roles of CIO and CTO. And, just as the CIO''s role needs to change, so too does the CTO''s—from Chief Technology Officer to Chief Transformation Officer.

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Whose Job Is It to Manage Freelancers?

Harvard Business Review

We have a unique perch from which to observe how well organizations are “tuned” to create a productive and positive work environment for freelancers and other agile talent. We suggest a number of possible approaches for organization leaders to consider: Assign a roving chief technology officer or project manager.

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To Be Number One, Get the Right Number Two

Harvard Business Review

Apple continued to run with little discernable change, except that Cook's black open collar shirts substituted for Jobs's black turtleneck sweaters on the product announcement stage. The smooth handoff at Xerox from former CEO Anne Mulcahy to current CEO Ursula Burns is often lauded as a model.

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Reversing the Curse of Dominant Logic

Harvard Business Review

Because they try to repeat their past success formulas — the ones that work so well for them in developed markets. However, the company's initial steps to penetrate developing markets were unproductive. Sales of our existing products and services will increase as emerging economies grow and consumer incomes rise.

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The One Unbreakable Rule in Business Writing

Harvard Business Review

They’re sophisticated buyers of products and services, and they use a similar lens to decide whether to read something: They calculate whether it will provide value to them. So we developed a simple process to help people clarify their intentions and their positioning. Bad Writing Is Destroying Your Company’s Productivity.