Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

There are three fundamental forces that are transforming the nature of global businesses. And third is “a technological revolution fueled by the exponential growth of global data and digital technologies.”. Strategy #3: Refine Your Global Game. Strategy #4: Engineer an Ecosystem. Strategy #8: Thrive with Talent.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 14, 2016

In the global economy, each company is constantly adjusting its strategies to enable it to stay ahead of its competition. My point for this post is that there is a gap in leadership where poor performance cannot be rewarded, because it is done at the expense of the shareholders and the employees at large.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Effective leadership, like a good marriage, hinges on how you deal with the tough stuff. Take Sarah, the head of IT at a global technology company. Her job was to develop new engagement technologies in her organization, but instead of embracing critical feedback on her ideas, she ignored it. And it hurts your image as a leader.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

While large consulting firms push expensive “war games” at the leadership level, Jessica ran cheap and quick local games based on local market dynamics. She then fed the results as market intelligence input into a senior leadership competitive game. Simply and clearly put, CI is a perspective on changing market conditions.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In an ongoing global survey of senior executives , more than half of the respondents said they didn’t think their company had a winning strategy, and two-thirds said they didn’t think their organization had the right capabilities to execute its strategy. What other capabilities do we need to develop?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Our research shows that the same inclusive leadership behaviors that leverage diversity to drive innovation and market growth can enable managers to support individuals with disabilities. But teaching managers to display inclusive leadership behaviors is just the first step. And they are more likely to have their ideas endorsed.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

For example, as it grew, Facebook found that its early “move fast and break things” culture had to be funneled into focused technical teams and product groups to make its product development process faster and less erratic, and for it to have a chance of meeting the demands of its new public shareholders following its IPO.

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