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Today’s Organizations Are Outward Bound

Leading Blog

When a company diversified, it bought companies in other businesses, or else developed new businesses internally, to sell additional products or services, as with Honda, which has exploited its expertise in motors to produce a variety of other vehicles — outboard motors, lawnmowers, ATVs, and so on.

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Coaching Versus Consulting: Which Is Right for Your Organization?

N2Growth Blog

Coaching is a collaborative process focused on individual development and improvement. This flexibility is precious in today’s fast-paced business environment, where organizations must adapt rapidly to changing market conditions. Coaching also helps leaders develop the skills and competencies required to excel.

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6 New Rules for the Digital Age

Leading Blog

“The old adage ‘stick to your knitting,’ for example, a colloquial version of ‘build on your core competence,’ tends to narrow a company’s imagination. Digital companies like Netflix, Amazon, Google, and Alibaba, have certain elements—or approaches—in common: • They imagine a 100x market space that doesn’t yet exist.

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6 Essential Skills for Future Leaders

Career Advancement

Plenty of core competencies will remain essential skills for leaders in the future. By developing the right mix of skills, you’ll have the confidence and assertiveness to thrive in a changing organizational environment. Only people have the skills to lead others. Specialized areas of expertise. Ingenuity.

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6 Essential Skills for Future Leaders

Career Advancement

Plenty of core competencies will remain essential skills for leaders in the future. By developing the right mix of skills, you’ll have the confidence and assertiveness to thrive in a changing organizational environment. Only people have the skills to lead others. Specialized areas of expertise. Ingenuity.

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Why Strategy Withstands the Test of Time

In the CEO Afterlife

Most of these opportunities fall outside of the core competency of the company and/or the positioning of the brand. Business Models Change and So do Core Competencies. Many, like Wal-Mart and Target, sourced the competency from 3 rd parties. Hence, their quest to seek every opportunity to boost sales and profit.

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What’s Your Leadership AQ?

Lead Change Blog

AQ is defined as “the ability to adjust course, product, service, and strategy in response to unanticipated changes in the market”— and indeed, the Harvard Business Review characterised it as “the new competitive advantage.” They study the “underdogs,” the new market entrants, and quickly learn from them.