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Deming on Management: Appreciation for a System

Deming Institute

Guest post by John Hunter , author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). This is the fourth post in our “Deming on Management” series. This series provides resources for those interested in learning more about particular topics related to W. Edwards Deming’s ideas on management.

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Embracing a Multigenerational Workforce: The Key to Building a Resilient Organization

HR Digest

However, managing and leading these teams can present unique challenges, especially when it comes to communication styles, work expectations, and values. Baby Boomers may prefer traditional incentives such as bonuses and promotions, while Millennials may respond better to public recognition and opportunities for professional development.

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Only Learning Leaders Can Transform the Extreme Rate of Transformation Failures

The Practical Leader

” Five years earlier, we’d conducted introductory service/quality improvement workshops for senior management and head office staff of a large company. We showed how that could significantly boost the performance of the organization. The senior management team declined. He urged everyone to work together better.

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Leaders and the Learning Organization | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

There was a time when everyone was jumping onto The Learning Organization bandwagon. This usually happened when times were good, when organizations felt a little more ebullient about their prospects and generous toward their employees. How they manage conflict. Here’s more about team learning in case you want it.

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Abbe Luersman from Otis on Creating Communities to Win as One

HR Digest

How are you planning to manage these challenges? Based on who we are and how we work, we consider mistakes to be learning opportunities. We want to be a continuous learning organization. We choose to commit to the change we aspire to see, and as an organization we will continue to commit to change.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

Crassly put, leaders and managers get knowledge and education while training and skills go to those who do the work. A member of Seal Team 3, Webb became the Naval Special Warfare Command Sniper Course Manager in 2003. This links directly to his second theme around “getting the incentives right.”

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5 Behaviors of Leaders Who Embrace Change

Harvard Business Review

Organizations, processes, and cultures will be integrated for weeks and months after the organizations come together, causing disruption and uncertainty. Leaders in the M&A environment are managing an organization that hasn’t existed before. Their people are no longer part of the organization they joined.

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