Lead Change Blog
MAY 4, 2018
The information technology world has figured out that sometimes it is easier and cheaper to obtain services they need through vendors providing those services over cloud computing, than it is hiring someone to do the work. This is known by the term “as-a-Service.”. The Basics of “as-a-Service”. Defining characteristics of “as-a-Service” include: Being provided by a vendor rather than in-house.
Leading Blog
MAY 4, 2018
T HOUGH WE SPEAK of clarity as a destination—as in finding clarity—but it is more of a state we are in. We are in clarity. In Leading Clarity , Brad Deutser states that “Clarity operates on the truth that everything is connected.” Clarity connects. “ Clarity is the foundational fabric that weaves together dreams, goals, initiatives, concerns, challenges, and triumphs. ” Clarity not only defines an organization, but it also protects and stabilizes it too.
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Women on Business
MAY 4, 2018
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Joseph Lalonde
MAY 4, 2018
I remember watching an entertainer juggling multiple balls at once. Up in the air goes one ball as another falls and still there’s another ball somewhere in-between. Over and over again, the entertainer would keep the balls in the air. All while making the skill of juggling look simple. Photo by Juan Pablo Rodriguez. But juggling isn’t simple.
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Leadership Freak
MAY 4, 2018
“Today a reader. Tomorrow a leader.” W. Fusselman Recent Reads: Great at Work: How Top Performers Work Less and Achieve More by Morten Hansen.
leaderCommunicator
MAY 4, 2018
Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. How Nike’s Toxic Workplace Hurt Its Bottom Line By Elizabeth Segran ( @LizSegran via @FastCompany ), Fast Company “Nike’s toxic workplace culture not only hurt the women at the company, but also its customers…” See more.
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Strategy Driven
MAY 4, 2018
If you are just in the middle of getting ready to launch your business, there might be some avenues of freeing up time and energy in the early days that you haven’t considered yet. Most entrepreneurs are ready for long hours, the grind but you don’t have to accept that as rote. There are a few things that you can outsource early on and maximize your time for running the business and getting creative.
Eric Jacobson
MAY 4, 2018
My two favorite learnings from Stephen Denning ’s new book, The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies Are Transforming theWay Work Gets Done , are the following: First, where Denning explains the 10 elements of an organization/company that is passionate about, and driven by, the goal of delighting customers. Those elements are: There is a shared goal of delighting the customer.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 4, 2018
Laura Schneider for HBR. Many of us hold principles that keep us from pursuing a more productive lifestyle. For example, one of the most common ones is the belief that increasing productivity, or getting the most out of your time, will decrease the quality of your work, or your ability to do tasks perfectly. In the online program we run to help working professionals develop more productive work behaviors, about half of our participants have agreed with the statement: “I’m sure I coul
Harvard Business Review
MAY 4, 2018
Leigh Wells/Getty Images. People hear biased comments all too often in their everyday workplace interactions. For example, a woman might be told that women generally lack aptitude for leadership or technical fields. Racial minorities might hear statements embodying negative stereotypes of their race. Right after hearing biased comments, people face a choice: do they confront the speaker or remain silent?
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 4, 2018
aleksandarvelasevic/Getty Images. In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. While Agile began as a product development innovation, it sparked a corporate strategy and process revolution.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 4, 2018
HBR Staff/Steve Jennings / Stringer/Getty Images. Since joining Kleiner Perkins in 1980, venture capitalist John Doerr has helped fund Intuit, Amazon, Google, Twitter, and a host of other well-known tech companies. Many of them utilize a goal-setting system Doerr calls “OKR,” for “objectives” and “key results.” His new book, Measure What Matters , contains his explanation for how and why the system works, as well as case studies by leaders who’ve adopted
Harvard Business Review
MAY 4, 2018
David Arky/Getty Images. Do you have a work twin? Is there a colleague whose name is constantly mentioned in the same breath as yours? This colleague’s responsibilities may differ from yours; he or she may even work in an entirely different department. Yet because his or her position in the organizational hierarchy is roughly equivalent to yours, the two of you are seen as almost interchangeable.
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