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Community Management

Lead Change Blog

A network organization is resilient and sustainable. One of the largest barriers in several organizations is that many managers still tend to think using hierarchical paradigms. Targets, management on result, and control remain the magic words. Okay, but what is a network organization and how and why does it work?

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Are These Systems Serving or Subverting Organization Results?

The Practical Leader

Harvard Business School Professor Ted Levitt, a leading research and author in management, marketing, and former editor of Harvard Business Review, said “Early decline and certain death are the fate of companies whose policies are geared totally and obsessively to their own convenience at the total expense of the customer.”

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Collaborative learning: mining the gems to create a true learning organization

CQ Net - Management skills for everyone!

But as we already entered the knowledge economy, recognized by its rapid technological advances, globalization, and extended communications networking and infrastructure, we cannot help to become increasingly aware of rapidly changing trends that kick dust in the eyes of the rat-race that once was.

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5 Steps To Develop A Learning Culture At Work

The Horizons Tracker

It’s created a world in which the speed of learning is a competitive advantage, both for individuals and organizations. Of course, learning organizations are not necessarily a new thing, but their nature has changed. Netflix, for instance, shifted from DVD rental to streaming.

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Fostering a Culture of Innovation and Organizational Learning

The Practical Leader

In their study, Innovation by All, Great Place to Work concluded organizations with high-trust cultures involve and engage many more employees than most organizations in the innovation process. Human judgement is vital to quickly capitalize on new technologies. Front-line employees are central to that acceleration.

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The Live Enterprise Model

Eric Jacobson

Authors Jeff Kavanaugh’s and Rafee Tarafdar’s new book, The Live Enterprise , is all about how to create a continuously evolving and learning organization. They explain that the very nature of organizations has come under pressure. And even change management is changing as well. Value chains have changed.

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Strategies to Create a Positive Working Environment

HR Digest

Providing ongoing support and clarifying how managers can collaborate effectively with new hires. By prioritizing onboarding and training, organizations can lay the foundation for a positive work environment and ensure that employees feel supported and prepared to thrive in their roles.