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Leaders Live in A Glass House with Arjan van Weele

N2Growth Blog

So they cannot only be concerned about internal corporate matters and believe they operate on an island of isolation, but now it is also with how this directly relates to the bigger world around them. That is quite a challenge; the most significant change that I see in how this now becomes a core competency within the leadership context.

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Today’s Organizations Are Outward Bound

Leading Blog

Vertical integration extended their chain of operations, bringing inside their boundaries suppliers at one end (“upstream”) and customers at the other (“downstream”). Key here is to figure out what are the core competencies of the organization — those that can’t be let go without it ceasing to be a viable enterprise.

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Conflict Without Casualties

Lead Change Blog

Drama-based organizations and relationships operate at a fraction of their capacity. Learn how to detect and decode drama in yourself and others, three core competencies for compassionate accountability, and the formula for compassionate conflict. ?.

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Competing in the Age of AI

Leading Blog

T HE BIGGEST CHANGE being brought about by AI is not human replicas, but the emergence of digital operating models. Marco Iansiti and Karim Lakhani, professors at Harvard Business School, explore these changes in Competing in the Age of AI with examples of businesses in many industries. The operating model is how that is accomplished.

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The Difference Between Transformational and Operational Strategies

Six Disciplines

", there were two basic kinds of strategies: transformational and operational. A strategies is operational if the company face relatively low uncertainty and are mostly attempting to play the same old game better than the competition does. It takes vastly different skills to execute these two kinds of strategies.

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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. They have a digital platform at their core. Most of these digital giants operate with only three or four layers below the CEO. Digitization defines the playing field.

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Scaling Up Your Business – Simple Steps to Smarter Growth

Strategy Driven

Next, consider your operational capacity. Ensure they’re prepared for the demands of a larger operation. This cohesiveness is what will keep operations running smoothly during periods of rapid expansion. Do you have enough capital to support expansion, or will you need external funding? Your team plays a crucial role too.