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Two Keys for Today’s Leaders

Lead Change Blog

Leaders, anxious to do something about it, began a root cause analysis and did surveys to clarify the extent of the problem and solicit solutions. A curious consultant asked, “What do you want?” The consultant pushed forward, “Okay. The more they looked into it, the worse the problem became.

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Vital Keys to Leading a Fast, Flexible, and Agile Organization

The Practical Leader

When we started our coaching and consulting work with his leadership team, it soon became clear they were frantically implementing a partial and piecemeal effort. Leadership teams failed to guide the improvement activities and establish clear improvement priorities. Reactive Management, and Search for Guilty/Weaknesses.

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What if the Miracle Question Worked with Corporate Teams?

Mike Cardus

Finding ‘What Works’ with Solution-Focused Consulting and Training is a quick walk on a long path. The team and I had spent 3 days working through root-cause analysis and struggling to determine what was causing a certain screw to vibrate lose during flight. michael cardus is create-learning.

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Applying a Model for Small Business Continual Improvement

Deming Institute

SWOT analysis. Leadership. 2) Implement a leadership model that balances your four type of competences of the leadership team (spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical). Root cause analysis. Luciana Paulise is a business consultant and founder of Biztorming Training & Consulting.

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6 Ways to Screen Job Candidates for Strategic Thinking

Harvard Business Review

In a 2013 Management Research Group survey , when executives were asked to select the leadership behaviors that were most critical to their organization’s future success, 97% of the time they chose being strategic. identify and consult with key stakeholders across departments and business units. check the strategic plan.