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Borderless jobs and agile structures: How to build a future-proof organisation

Chartered Management Institute

What they do not do well is identify the most important hazards and opportunities early enough, formulate creative strategic initiatives nimbly enough, and implement them fast enough.” – John Kotter, Harvard Business School Business disruption, societal upheaval and rapid technological shifts bring constant pressure for organisations to innovate.

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There Is No Time To Hurry Up And Wait

N2Growth Blog

So, whenever a leader or an organization adopts any new strategy, technology platform, methodology or approach, that adoption has to be driven by both a need and with leadership clarity. There is no better time than now for learning how to avoid risk by leading out from crises before they happen.

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Success: A Breeding Ground for Complacency?

Great Leadership By Dan

Here's another exclusive guest post from John Kotter. Great advice on how to battle "complacency cancer": Success: A Breeding Ground for Complacency? Kotter is the chief innovation officer of Kotter International , a firm that helps leaders accelerate strategy implementation in their organizations.

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Leadership and Evolution

Coaching Tip

We are in the midst of a storm that has been increasing in intensity for decades, driven by advancing technology and global integration. Kotter provides a powerful new "dual operating system" framework for competing and winning in a world of constant turbulence and disruption. How to Implement and Optimize Coaching.

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Retain Your Top Performers

Marshall Goldsmith

We, as leaders, still understand little of how to retain essential high performers in turbulent times. We, as leaders, still understand little of how to retain essential high performers in turbulent times. Innovative high-technology corporations are currently paying employees large bonuses to recruit top talent. Five Trends .

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Buy-In – The Imperative Strategy

Strategy Driven

This idea is supported by Harvard Business School Professor John Kotter, authority on leadership and change, who finds that in order to succeed, 75% of the company’s management, needs to ‘buy into’ the change. I had forgotten about them because I get stressed with the things I don’t like as much.

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How to Avoid the Big Data "Gotcha's"

Harvard Business Review

The question on many business leaders' minds is this: Does the potential for accelerating existing business processes warrant the enormous cost associated with technology adoption, project ramp up, and staff hiring and training that accompany Big Data efforts? If you can't define the goal of a Big Data effort, don't pursue it.

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