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Peter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus, Young & Rubicam Jim Sinegal is the son of a coal miner and steelworker. He grew up with a firsthand view of the realities of human labor and the difficulties of making a living through decades of sustained hard work, in his father’s life and then in his own. What has […]
John F. Dowling In 1985, Dick Yuengling took over the family beer business due to the failing health of his father. During that time, three major brewers controlled 70% of the US Domestic beer market. Yuengling’s share was 0.065%. Some independent brewers gave up and sold off to larger competitors. Other smaller brewers followed the
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This article is the second in the “All Change is Personal” series looking at three traps that leaders need to manage in order to steward their organization through change efforts. To read the first article in the series and learn what Trap #1 is, click here. Trap #2: Not Getting Employee Feedback on the Plan
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Julie C. Lellis and Melissa Eggleston Zombies have no motive other than sustaining themselves. On reckless missions to find food at all costs, they alienate and repel others. Businesses can act like zombies, and they are often easy to spot! They may make decisions that don’t prioritize others and pay the price. They can’t move
Jack Litewka, Author, THE SOPHISTICATED MANAGER: Essential Leadership Lessons for Developing High-Performance Team… and Avoiding Critical Mistakes A CEO creates the Corporate Culture. This activity deserves and requires careful thought and communication. If this activity is considered a “nice-to-have”, then the resulting culture is random and becomes “cultural transmission by osmosis” – which is not the
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Paul Roehrig, VP & Global Managing Director, Center for The Future of Work, Cognizant Technology Solutions Countless apps now make our lives more convenient and fun, but – let’s be honest – they haven’t really improved the more important elements of our lives, like how we bank, stay healthy, insure our families, educate our children. But this is
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Forget all the blather about how companies love their customers. It’s just talk. I’m convinced that 90 out of 100 organizations simply tolerate customers. Their customers represent only a means to profit, and that message comes through loud and clear to those callers all too often. Five recent examples from my own experience illustrate the
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Chuck Saia, CEO, Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory Disruption isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a legitimate concern on the minds of the executives I meet with. There are a lot of reasons organizations can be disrupted—innovation, technological advances, policy changes, to name just a few. But if executives can foster a culture of courage and
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It’s an astonishing statistic, but roughly two out of three change initiatives fail to meet their stated targets. This is significant since most companies must undertake moderate organizational changes at least once a year (and major changes every four or five years) due to disruption from technology, their industry and/or the competition. As a senior
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Steven L. Blue, President & CEO of Miller Ingenuity What is a business? This might seem straightforward, but consider it more deeply; what truly is a business? I’m talking about the values, identity and culture that make a particular business what it is. This word – culture – is key. The atmosphere internal to an organization,
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