Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

We need richness in experience and to hear + seek smarter, skilled, experienced people to add ‘flavor’ to our sales and marketing. . And that decreases the number of patterns you can see and make sense of, therefore reducing your ability to change with the market. Now, what can we do differently?

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Marketing Micromanagement Continuous Change Organization 128

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Skilled leaders, those we call the “Stand-Up Strategists,” understand the utility of humor to address four important organizational outcomes , or the 4Cs: Community, Composure, Change and Creativity. H OW FREQUENTLY do you think your employees laugh at work? In contrast, how often do you estimate that they feel bored or uninspired?

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Absenteeism Reputation Stress Morale 161

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Do employees feel that their boss honors their career aspirations, building needed skills that serve their organization now and in the future? Improving your perception is a key skill to work and include in your IDP. It will change the relationship you have with your employees, subordinates, colleagues, spouse and family.

Leadership Development 283

Leadership Development Development Planning Self-aware 283

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Silent Killer #5: Suppressing Innovation. Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. The greatest enemy of innovation is modern management.

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Six Sigma Productivity Products Bureaucracy 50

Mills Scofield

MARCH 28, 2013

If we are going to handle this continually changing the world, we have to adapt ourselves. Since reinventing ourselves can be daunting, Dorie uses a ‘lean startup’ approach to help us experiment and prototype (as she says, “test drive”) our path and develop the skills we might need.

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How To Mentor Tactics Advice 163

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Even when the overall aim is stability, often there are still change goals: to reduce variability, cut costs, reduce the time required, or reduce turnover, for example. Once every job in a company is defined in terms of the changes to be made (both large and small), constant improvement can become the routine.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The benefits are compelling: increased flexibility, speed, and innovation as well as cost management. As organizations confront new competitive challenges and disruptive technologies, an agile approach to talent provides both a means of rapid strategic change, as well as a way to increase strategic capability. 1X, 3X or 10X).

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