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Building on Common Purpose for More Powerful and Effective Leadership

Women on Business

By Georgia Feiste in August 27th 2012 2 Comments » Filed Under Leadership Development Tags: common purpose , Leadership , team , Teamwork. Many years ago, I was working as a senior analyst within the Information Technology department.

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The Big Picture of Business – Biggest Excuses They Use… and You Should Avoid: Rationales and Reasons Why Businesses Fail

Strategy Driven

We’ve got the latest technology. We have a Mission Statement. The wise CEO is one who listens to others, surrounds himself-herself with smart people and fosters a spirit of teamwork. Our company has got the most up to date technology. Technology represents less than 1% of an organization’s pie chart.

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Read "The Seven Arts Of Change"

Eric Jacobson

The bottom line is that, despite how technological and automated organizations have become, at their core they remain a collection of human energies that are merely being applied in an organized environment," explains Shaner. Listening is the root of collaboration, root-cause analysis, and effective teamwork.

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