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Preview Thursday: The 9 Dimensions of Conscious Success

Lead Change Blog

The point is that I was fortunate to have a great influence from my parents about basic behaviors (how to “show up” in life), work, and a work ethic. David has helped guide large-scale change initiatives and business strategy driven by ERP, mergers, restructuring, and the need for cultural change.

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The Bittersweet Departure of Top Talent: Reasons Why Good Employees Get Fired

HR Digest

The reasons why good employees get fired can vary from performance issues to ethical violations. Downsizing or Restructuring This can lead to the departure of top talent, even if they are good performers. Companies may need to cut costs, restructure departments, or downsize to remain competitive.

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New Research Explores The Commercial Consequences Of Collective Layoffs

The Horizons Tracker

Obviously the very act of laying off large numbers of people suggests the firm involved is not in good shape, but the researchers wanted to test how the impact of layoffs differs from other forms of organizational crisis, such as poor publicity or breaches of ethical norms. Unique crises.

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How To Win With People Analytics

HR Digest

If people analytics does not involve ethical consideration then it could expose workers to increased risks and stress. This is ethically wrong if people analytics leads to job replacement, job restructuring and job description changes, among other things. OSHA Risks.

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Want to Cut Complexity? Kill Your Darlings.

In the CEO Afterlife

A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring. Optimists favor ‘ doing more with more ,’ placing bets that higher sales and profits will pay for the added investments in headcount or technologies; we’ve all been there at one time or another.

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The Language Of Leadership

Lead from Within

Ethos i s the Greek word for character (and the source of the English word “ethic”), representing leadership with open will. In leadership language: “I know that this restructuring has been hard for you. Now it’s time to ask more open-ended questions and see what insight we can gain. ”. When we have credibility, we are trusted.To

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Leamington, Canada: The Little Town That Could

In the CEO Afterlife

Heinz, like so many other multinationals gave the stereotypical corporate rationale — they said the plant was unprofitable and part of a global restructuring. That tenure came to an end in 2014 when Heinz decided to mothball the factory and put 740 people out of work. Declining Sensitivity of Downsizing.

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