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Today’s Organizations Are Outward Bound

Leading Blog

At the end of their shift, a team of software engineers in Boston can transfer the work where they left off (“asynchronically”) to another team in Bangalore, within or outside their own company, which continues the work until, at the end of their shift, they transfer it back — all with remarkable seamlessness.

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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. Thus, coaching ability will be one of the most essential skills for future leaders—particularly since good coaches will help their teams successfully navigate the changes in store. Specialized areas of expertise. Emotional intelligence.

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Coaching Versus Consulting: Which Is Right for Your Organization?

N2Growth Blog

Simultaneously, we work closely with leadership teams to clearly define their goals and aspirations, ensuring alignment with the organization’s overall vision. Assessing the leadership team’s and employees’ readiness to embrace new ideas and behaviors is vital.

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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.” Leaders with a high AQ are masters at empowering their team members to be their best.

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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. Thus, coaching ability will be one of the most essential skills for future leaders—particularly since good coaches will help their teams successfully navigate the changes in store. Specialized areas of expertise. Emotional intelligence.

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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. Coke isn’t wasting time assessing non-beverage markets or searching for food acquisitions. The fallout? Great strategies enhance expertise.

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