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Not Just Better, but Different – A Quote for the Day from Michael Porter on Strategy

First Friday Book Synopsis

Operational effectiveness (OE) means performing similar activities better than rivals perform them. Operational effectiveness includes but is not limited to efficiency. In contrast, strategic positioning means performing [.].

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How Your Leadership Team Can Slow Down to Speed Up

The Practical Leader

Things that matter most — team dynamics, key strategic priorities, and organization change and development efforts — are often crowded out by things that matter least — firefighting operational issues better managed by those closest to the action. Fall is a popular time for strategic planning sessions.

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Listening to save lives: Lessons from a Chartered Manager

Chartered Management Institute

The good listeners checklist ​​ Four simple steps to develop better active listening As a hospitality professional, his everyday role also requires an expert listening ear. People are our business, so we need to listen to them,” he explains.

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Leaders Weigh in on Achieving Breakthrough Results – A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Organizations have many walls that hamper culture, development, and operations. ” – Michael Porter. Culture and Teamwork. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” ” – Michael Jordan. Follow Abby. “Sound strategy starts with having the right goal.”

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Are You Taking Care of Busyness and Working Overtime?

The Practical Leader

A similar study by The Economist Intelligence Unit of 343 business found “the firms that ‘slowed down to speed up’ improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating profits over a three-year period.” Are you taking care of busyness and working overtime?

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CMI Hong Kong: updates from the board

Chartered Management Institute

Mellisa Patrick CMgr MCMI, CMI’s programme development manager, attended the event to engage with potential new partners, including universities, colleges, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) providers. What skills should we pursue to suit our future needs?

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The Big Trends Changing Community Development

Harvard Business Review

This is what is going on now in community development. Three lines of progress are crossing, and rapidly reshaping how businesses and nonprofits together strengthen the locales in which they operate. Child sponsorships have been operating since 1953, and all of them share the high-level objective of breaking the cycle of poverty.

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