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This Strategic Pivot to Address COVID Will Help Your Business Thrive

Lead Change Blog

They had to deal with cancelled orders and supply chain disruptions, as well as employees needing more flexible schedules or being unable to work remotely due to inadequate home office setups. After reading my book about strategic pivoting , the CEO asked me to hold a strategic retreat to help the company restrategize its plans.

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Leading Change: Four Tips to Keep Your Organization Nimble During Disruption

The Center For Leadership Studies

Four Tips for Leading Through Disruption Leading change through talent shortages and disruptions in supply chain, sales, distribution or cash flow takes resilience and quick, efficient reaction. A company can be nimble in various ways.

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. Reserved your spot?

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Job skills in demand in 2021

HR Digest

Emotional Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence, Deep learning. Finance special emphasis on block chain and Cryptocurrency. Supply chain management. Data analytics, Artificial intelligence, UX designing all are corollaries to this digital shift in business. Conflict resolution. Collaboration.

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Maintaining Your Focus on the Front Lines as Your Company Grows

Harvard Business Review

Most started out as their company’s first salesperson, its first product developer, or both. Then our head of supply chain would do the same. Employees get special training in emotional intelligence, with two aims: listening with empathy, and understanding each guest’s unique needs.

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