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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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4 Forces that Shape an Organization’s Success

Skip Prichard

Think of the shifts in the media industry that brought low leading magazines and newspapers. Finance is different from sales, R&D is different from quality, and so on. Image Credit: Edge 2 Edge Media. It’s hard to do this while you are running a business. That’s why so many organizations fail to do it. Think Kodak.

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What 11 CEOs Have Learned About Championing Diversity

Harvard Business Review

Yet progress within organizations has been slow – there is still a lack of women and minorities in leadership positions, and certain industries like tech and finance are lacking diversity at all levels. And many diversity programs fail. I chose eleven CEOs: Art Peck (Gap Inc., Foster diversity throughout the organization.