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The Benefits of a Chief Transformation Officer for Growth

N2Growth Blog

Step 4: Operations alignment. Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw. Failed transformations represent a considerable setback and widen the gap between a business and its customers. Step 2: Culture alignment. Step 3: Strategy alignment.

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Employees Demand Employers Become More Sustainable

The Horizons Tracker

“The National Health Service produces around 4-5% of the CO2 in the UK so is a major contributor to climate change,” Shaw continues. It’s no wonder that young people today are actively choosing to work for employers with sustainability at the forefront of how they operate, with many even willing to take a pay cut to do so.

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Why You Want Mavericks In Your Team (And How To Manage Them)

The Horizons Tracker

George Bernard Shaw famously said that progress only ever comes as a result of unreasonable people bending the world to their will, and yet in an organizational context such mavericks are often pretty unpopular. Managing a team of mavericks.

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Subjective Understanding in the Workplace: Embracing Complexity and Fostering Collective Intelligence

Mike Cardus

The term “mindset” conjures the image of a single setting, like a TV channel or a prearranged machine operation. By embracing the fluidity of subjective understanding, organizations can tap into the collective intelligence of teams and foster innovation. Shaw, P., & Mowles, C. References: Bandura, A. Jossey-Bass.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2014

Leading Blog

We must be creative and innovative in our organizations but perhaps more importantly, in working on ourselves. Kotter For most companies, the hierarchy is the singular operating system at the heart of the firm. Isaacson makes the point that innovation happens in the real world by teams and not lone geniuses. Blog Post ).

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What’s the Purpose of Companies in the Age of AI?

Harvard Business Review

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. An example: the “ Innovator’s Dilemma ” is that by the time it’s clear an invasive technology is going to disrupt an incumbent firm’s business model, it’s too late to respond effectively. Insight Center. Adopting AI.

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