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By Kris Putnam-Walkerly If this virus is teaching us anything, it’s that we can be responsive and flexible in the face of adversity—at a massive scale. It’s true, we can join the many people talking about what’s going wrong, but we can also acknowledge all the collaboration and unprecedented actions people are taking in cities,
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By John Futterknecht The word “inspiration” as it applies to leadership has been a point of emphasis in organizations for many years. In fact, almost all our clients highlight inspirational leadership in their leadership competency models, although they may use different language to describe it. Whatever the particular descriptors they use, they are talking about
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By Dan Bruder Blank Swan events such as the COVID-19 pandemic force leaders to step back and then step up. As the crisis swept the globe, skilled leaders evaluated the situation and were able to recognize the system-based impact of their focus, behaviors, and actions. They were able to turn anxiety into opportunities and
By Bob Johansen As the economy reopens after sheltering in place for months, many aspects of life will reopen at zero—not at the place they were before the shutdown. Recall the concept of zero-based budgeting, which required that all expenses be justified and approved at the beginning each new budget year. Developed by Peter Pyhrr in the 1970s, the idea of zero-based
By Chuck Swoboda A Wired article once dubbed innovation “the most important and overused word in America.” And, still today, it seems that the more we say the word, the less we actually do it. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Innovation is the “great equalizer”. It not only gives underdogs a chance but oftentimes, it gives
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Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, and Sven Smit, Authors, Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick: People, Probabilities, and Big Moves to Beat the Odds Only 1-in-12 companies manage to rise from the middle of the pack to the top. Here’s how to become one of them Several times a year, top management teams enter the strategy room with
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School believes that the traditional objective of business, which is profit-making, doesn’t reflect the way how great companies work toward success. Through her research on the most successful companies situated across more than 20 countries on 4 continents, she proves that an institutional logic
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“Gone viral” is a phrase that marketers are desperately chasing these days. They all want their products to “go viral” and many businesses that have sprung up that provide services to make your product, idea or cause go viral. Now they may be effective or just making money off a latest fad, because “virality” seems
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James Pathman, CEO, Data Resolution Formula car racing and executive leadership have plenty of things in common. CEOs, like race car drivers, need to call upon fast reflexes, steady nerves and a miles-long strategy perspective that constantly monitors and adapts to competitors, operating conditions and team performance. This is never more true than when an executive
