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Leadership Team Dynamics: Culture Change Begins Here

The Practical Leader

We did a series of focus groups, interviews, and surveys within a division of a large company to help Chris, the division manager, determine why their culture wasn’t performing at the level he wanted. So, Chris did a strength-based 360 assessment and built a detailed personal development plan to elevate his leadership.

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9 Must Haves for Business Success

Great Leadership By Dan

Focus groups and stay-interviews can reveal why people want to come to work every day. Employee development. Development helps employees to be effective in their current jobs and prepare for future opportunities that help the organization to grow. Employee engagement and retention. They will be very grateful.

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This is Critical to Building an Agile, Change Adaptive Organization

The Practical Leader

Leading change was a key focus that emerged from reader feedback on the main topics over 600 readers said they’d like to see in my latest book project. It’s been a vital focus for many of our leadership team retreats and culture development work. Cluster similar points into major groups.

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How to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth

Skip Prichard

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. He helps companies build strong sustained revenue growth through by developing energizing office cultures. You share six myths about culture in your book.

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Fear Kills

Next Level Blog

Main | Business Travel Divas Turn Themselves In » July 23, 2010 Fear Kills In case you didnt see it, a report in the New York Times earlier this week offers a stark example of what can happen when the culture of an organization discourages open and honest dialogue. Heres the passage from the article that really hit home with me.

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Your Process SUCKS! I am NOT a jerk & tell me the behaviors you want.

Mike Cardus

Tuesday, November 02nd, 2010 Posted by: mike Met some friends for a focus group at a local coffee place. Make the counter space one so that I cannot place my dishes on the counter Alright…you get the point; Creating problem statements are important and if you want to change peoples behavior you have to develop solution statements.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

Business development. He influenced my life. The second was at what was the fourth KFC franchise to open in the United States. ’ I commissioned focus groups. To test the premise, I staged a focus group dinner meeting at a prominent inner-city church, eliciting ideas and insights. He was 65.