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When is it OK NOT to Develop? Hint: Never.

Great Leadership By Dan

In today’s hypercompetitive, white-water, VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) business environment, if you are not growing you are dying. You’re letting the employee run the risk of becoming expendable and unemployable, and you’re saying it’s OK to run your team at less than optimal performance. Probably not.

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Beware the Analytics Bottleneck

Harvard Business Review

With the pace of digital “always on” streaming devices and technology innovation accelerating, one might think technology would continue to pose a challenge for businesses. Within the next three years there will be over 20 billion connected devices (e.g. oil pipelines, smart cities, connected homes and businesses, etc.)

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Frugal Innovation: Lessons from Carlos Ghosn, CEO, Renault-Nissan

Harvard Business Review

Building on Logan's success, Renault has now developed an entire line of low-cost vehicles (under the brand Dacia) all modeled after Logan's technology platform. Western CEOs can create challenges for global R&D teams by introducing artificial constraints that foster a sense of urgency and healthy rivalry that can lead to frugal solutions.

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Beware the Analytics Bottleneck

Harvard Business Review

With the pace of digital “always on” streaming devices and technology innovation accelerating, one might think technology would continue to pose a challenge for businesses. Within the next three years there will be over 20 billion connected devices (e.g. oil pipelines, smart cities, connected homes and businesses, etc.)

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The Authenticity Trap for Workers Who Are Not Straight, White Men

Harvard Business Review

And, according to CTI’s recent research into women in science, engineering, and technology , women in these male-dominated industries feel they have to change the way they communicate, dress, and behave in meetings to survive in a testosterone-suffused environment. It’s a case of the invisible man,” he explains.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. The team began by identifying 57 companies that have made substantial progress toward transformation.

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The 4 Types of Project Manager

Harvard Business Review

We argue that even the most stable and conservative industries may be threatened by disruption — and the most dynamic and hypercompetitive industries also entail incremental growth opportunities that can be quantified and realistically assessed. How Do They Interact?