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Change the word, “CHANGE.”

CEO Insider

We have used the word when leading and managing “change” for decades. When instigating a project we expect things to develop from one place to another or introducing something new to a system or process and maybe to take […]. As you read the title of this article, I know this may feel somewhat counter intuitive.

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Learning the Ropes: How to Prevent Data Theft by Employees

HR Digest

He had been offered a position as a Chief Technology Officer in 2022 and participated in investor meetings to raise capital for this organization. Even while working with a new agency or vendor, be thorough in your checks of their work practices and past projects to ensure they are reliable.

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Whose Job Is It to Manage Freelancers?

Harvard Business Review

The other one of us cofounded 10x Management , a well-respected talent agency representing top-tier freelance programmers, designers, and other technology professionals. Others are new to managing or stronger technically than as a supervisor. One approach that 10X has recommended is creating a roving CTO or project managers.

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Business Processes Are Learning to Hack Themselves

Harvard Business Review

When demands arise in an industrial environment, managers and engineers must interrupt the automation to update the processes that make the machines go. Adaptive Robots Update Construction Projects in Real Time. The project is demonstrating a new way to think about problem solving in the middle of complex projects.

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How to Manage People Who Are Smarter than You

Harvard Business Review

The best managers hire smart people to work for them. How do you manage people who have more experience or more knowledge? It’s natural to feel worried or insecure about your ability to manage someone who has superior experience or knowhow. ’” Project confidence, but not too much. What the Experts Say.

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A Hands-Off Approach to Open Innovation Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business Review

Bolstered by this active involvement of top management, the success rate for meeting strategic objectives was a much more robust 68%, close to double that of the hands-off group. Only 14% of the companies we studied were in the active management category. The bad news? Consider the task of scouting for partners.

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The Professional: Seven New Rules

Strategy Driven

The journey of the four decades, of growing from an entry-level professional to a leader among fellow professionals invariably calls for mastery over four things: the ability to efficiently manage resources, volume, complexity and finally, rainmaking. Sustainability is part of every professional’s job.