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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

Rita High School, where I learned to develop group and individualized training toward specific goals — namely, competing in band competitions or performing in concerts. Rita and manage others at Blockbuster and combine them to develop and implement training for salespeople, operations staff, cashiers, and line managers.

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How Executive Leaders Build Trust

Organizational Talent Consulting

In his book Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity, Francis Fukuyama presented that business would not be productive without trust. Evidence suggests that improved workplace relationships increase individual and organizational productivity and profitability. Successful businesses are built upon relationships.

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2 Attributes of Great Change Leaders

Organizational Talent Consulting

In an environment of perpetual change, the enemy of great change leadership is good change management. Good change management involves minimizing disruptions, avoiding costly mistakes, and control. In contrast, great change leadership maximizes business speed, efficiency, and innovation. Winston, B.

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4 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Effectiveness

Organizational Talent Consulting

Emotional intelligence helps you build better relationships, reduce workplace stress, create productive conflict and improve employee retention. Developing your cultural agility requires dedicated effort and investment to break from the typical classroom presentation, book, or eLearning module.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

How successful has the company been at creating new products, services, and business models? How effectively has the company adapted its legacy business to change and disruption, giving it new life? That vision prompted Danone to divest product lines such as biscuits and beer while broadening its core dairy franchise.

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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business

NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration. This reinvention demonstrates that substantial organizational change is possible, even amid barriers such as regulations and politics.