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How to Evaluate Whether You Made an Effective Career Decision

Lead Change Blog

Tom made a major career decision 3 months ago: he decided to leave his position as chief information officer at a large manufacturing firm to become an entrepreneur and start a company to provide software that helps manufacturers improve the quality of their manufacturing process. There was no room for any missteps.

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How to Create More Efficient Workflows Within Your Organization

CEO Insider

These three strategies can help keep your operations on time and budget. The post How to Create More Efficient Workflows Within Your Organization appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. Avoiding the snowball effect that comes with logjams means creating more efficient workflows that keep the organization moving in the right direction.

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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

Chuck began teaching the engineering leaders about topics we had never been exposed to before: situational leadership, dealing with diversity and conflict, providing effective feedback, fostering creativity, and how to build a motivated team that leverages individual talents. We were able to focus and work collaboratively toward our goals.

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The ‘Old Economy’ Needs a Rocket Man

In the CEO Afterlife

Old school CEOs either don’t know how to innovate, fear innovation or simply fail to comprehend the true definition of the word. Right away, he replaced the chief operating officer, chief marketing officer, chief technology officer and chief talent officer.

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The Live Enterprise Model

Eric Jacobson

Authors Jeff Kavanaugh’s and Rafee Tarafdar’s new book, The Live Enterprise , is all about how to create a continuously evolving and learning organization. In their book, the authors use eight themes to offer guidance on how to change perspective and view the enterprise as a living organization, enabled by technology.

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3 Major Challenges Financial Institutions Face When Implementing Business Insight Technology

Strategy Driven

But you must also remember that any new technology you onboard will bring change to your bank’s operations—some of which isn’t welcome just yet. It’s usually the job of a bank’s chief financial officer (CFO), chief risk officer (CRO), or chief technology officer (CTO) to oversee tech implementation.

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How to Bring in a New CEO for Your Startup

Harvard Business Review

The most important requirements of the new CEO are familiar: they should understand the entire value chain of the market in which the startup operates, and must have the ability to take on a larger, more crucial role in structuring the company. Knowledge capture and transfer will assist in a smooth transition.

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