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At the Crossroads: Piecemeal Programs or Culture Change?

The Practical Leader

This too shall pass” From Bolt-On Programs to Built-In Culture Change Hundreds of studies over the decades have shown that 50 – 70 percent of improving customer service levels, restructuring, mergers/acquisitions, introducing new technologies, performance management systems, leadership training, and the like fail.

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Is It Ever OK to Break Into Your Colleague’s Computer?

Harvard Business Review

On the negative side, it may create worker dissatisfaction, hurt morale, and erode trust. George, the CEO of a technology company with over 150 employees, believes that you need to be careful when confronting someone with intelligence gained from data mining. Ethics IT management Technology'

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Identifying Root Causes Beats Quick Fixes Every Time

Frank Sonnenberg Online

How about sponsoring technology for a school so the students have better tools for learning…or sponsoring internships for female students or students from underprivileged areas so they are exposed to a business setting at a young age and inspired by working in that environment? Are You Addressing the Root Cause With Quick Fixes?

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