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The Back-To-Basics Prescription

N2Growth Blog

It identifies that changes needed to shift organizational behavior and achieve strategic alignment within the organization. The work here identifies ways to optimize performance and determines the people and technologies needed to streamline operations.

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Preview Thursday: Clarity First

Lead Change Blog

The project launched with ambiguous purpose leaves the project manager free to interpret results to his advantage. The short-term benefits of ambiguous organizational behaviors come at enormous long-term cost. Ambiguity prevents organizations from operating with focus, discipline, and engagement.

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061: The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Leaders Generate Great Ideas | with David Burkus

Engaging Leader

David Burkus is an assistant professor of management for the College of Business at Oral Roberts University, where he teaches courses on creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and organizational behavior. Research shows that the environment an individual operates in can either positively or negatively affect creative expression.

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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

By implementing small, cost-effective pilot projects that demonstrate the potential of new ideas, organizations can counteract these clichés with tangible results (Brown, 2018). Journal of Organizational Behavior , 41 (1), 67–80. Rhetorical Tools in Organizational Culture. Communication Studies , 60 (3), 315–330.

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Managing for the Unexpected –Understanding Emergence Theory In Business

Great Leadership By Dan

ü Projects aimed at reengineering selected business processes will be necessary to ensure that “best practices” and other quality standards are designed into new processes. Kerr is a Partner at Blum Shapiro Consulting located in West Hartford, CT where he heads the strategic planning and organizational behavior practice.

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Do You Speak the Language of Performance Driven Execution?

N2Growth Blog

Or, if you are responsible for managing Solopreneur projects, how can you be sure that the work will increase impact and productivity? Organizational Behavior “Guidelines” (Guiding Precepts); and strategic principle assessments (Cardinal Rules). Design the campaign plan with compressed timeframes (Parallel Operations).

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StrategyDriven Welcomes Ruth Todd, PhD

Strategy Driven

For nearly three decades, Ruth led the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations’ (INPO) Information Technology Division as Director, Computer Systems and Telecommunications and Director, Information Technology and Data Services. nuclear power industry which reduced costs with economies of scale, shared content, and secure student data.