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Change Management Needs to Change

Harvard Business Review

In fact, instead of strengthening managers'' ability to manage change, we''ve instead allowed managers to outsource change management to HR specialists and consultants instead of taking accountability themselves — an approach that often doesn''t work. Everyone agrees that change management is important. Change management Execution'

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

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. Global supply chains have been optimized, business processes have been outsourced, and huge investments have been made in new IT tools. What’s the problem?