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Scream Time? Are You Managing, or Managed By, E-mail?

The Practical Leader

It’s an efficient information management tool. Managers confusing the two is why most organizations are drowning in information while thirsting for communication. Managers confusing the two is why most organizations are drowning in information while thirsting for communication.

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Your Company Culture Can’t Be Disconnected from Your Customers

Harvard Business Review

In a recent workshop, all 350 participants had purchased something from Amazon but none really cared about their emotional experience as much as the timely execution of their order. Management and organization processes, practices, and structures create and sustain the right behaviors, thereby institutionalizing the desired culture.