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Continuous Development Will Change Organizations as Much as Agile Did

Harvard Business

GE famously implemented Lean methodologies throughout all of their divisions, helping reduce cycle time and better aligning their work with the customers’ needs, leading to then-CEO Jeff Immelt’s declaration that GE had transformed from a “classic conglomerate… to a 125-year-old startup.” Insight Center.

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How Positive Reinforcement Keeps Employees Engaged - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DISNEY INSTITUTE

Harvard Business

This principle represents a critical aspect of our Disney company culture. Sincere recognition and appreciation are indispensable tools for engaging employees, and three primary groups at Disney recognize and appreciate our Cast Members: The Organization: Recognition programs are a major part of an organization’s culture.

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Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci: Podcast #21

Consulting Success

Ron and his partners at Navalent help companies that are in pursuit of a substantial transformational change, whether it be strategic formulation, organizational design, cultural shifts, or executive leadership behaviors. We left that firm in New York City in 2004 and started Navalent. Our relationships usually span multiple years.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

In 2004, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) awarded Andy and Prabha the Marketing Science Practice Prize for outstanding implementation of marketing science concepts and methods, recognizing the sales territory alignment system they had developed and implemented through the work of ZS Associates.