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Change Management Needs to Change

Harvard Business Review

As a recognized discipline, change management has been in existence for over half a century. Given this evidence, is it possible that everything we know about change management is wrong and that we need to go back to the drawing board? Obviously, not every company lets its managers off the hook in this way.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. By comparison, think of the long strides many businesses have made in reengineering their supply chains, boosting product quality, and rolling out lean six sigma. And it’s not just your company.