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7 Ways we can Stretch Ourselves as Leaders

Ron Edmondson

A rapidly changing work culture takes creative, innovative and adaptable leaders. Leaders must learn to stretch ourselves as the demands upon us continually change. It’s mandatory just to keep up with the pace of change. It seems we are always learning something new. It’s not an option these days.

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Firms Need a Blueprint for Building Their IT Systems

Harvard Business Review

It is, unfortunately, also a great analogy for how many organizations have constructed their IT systems. Their structure emerged and continues to evolve without any blueprint or architectural integrity. Systems are implemented to support local initiatives. Many organizations are in a similar situation.

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Making Good Changes in a Highly Structured Environment

Ron Edmondson

Even if that tradition is continual change (which this church is not), every church (and every organization) forms a unique DNA of how things are done. In our setting, it’s developed into a highly structured environment of systems and procedures, which makes change more difficult than in some churches.

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Making Changes in an Established Church

Ron Edmondson

Even if the church’s tradition is continual change (which this church’s tradition was not), every church (and every organization) forms a unique DNA of how things are done. They develop some traditions.

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Advanced Analytics Are Crucial to Digital Transformation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business Review

Those that successfully harvest vast troves of data can improve productivity; make faster and more accurate decisions; reduce costs; increase competitive advantage; discover new business models and innovations; and better engage customers, employees, and partners.

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28 Leadership Development Recommendations for your Individual Development Plan

Great Leadership By Dan

Everyone can improve their coaching, exactly what form "improve coaching" takes could vary for every individual: be more encouraging, be more challenging, focus on building an understanding of the organization as a system, spend more time coaching - less time reading and writing reports, etc. Jennifer V.

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Research Shows Immigrants Help Businesses Grow. Here’s Why.

Harvard Business Review

Those companies that do not continually innovate and adapt along with advances in technology and changes in society eventually see their products or services fade in importance. More importantly, they believe in their ability to figure things out and adapt once they get there. Diversity and inclusion.