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Working from Home

Tom Spencer

Working from Home Your Organisation’s most Productive, Happy and Profitable Year. I am a Change Management Consultant working with leaders around the world on change initiatives, and in this blog, I focus on the positive impact the situation could have on workplace behaviour.

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Leadership Pressure is a Privilege

Organizational Talent Consulting

No productive conflict? Theodore Roosevelt Reason #1: Pressure Accelerates Change One reason to embrace pressure is that pressure accelerates change, and leadership is about change. Life-Changing Leadership Habits: 10 Proven Principles That Will Elevate People, Profit, and Purpose. Leading change.

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How Companies Say They’re Using Big Data

Harvard Business

I’ve been surveying executives of Fortune 1000 companies about their data investments since 2012, and for the first time a near majority – 48.4% — report that their firms are achieving measurable results from their big data investments , with 80.7% The next phase will be to use data for new products and other innovations.

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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

A healthy culture promotes productive conflict, team member participation, and team engagement. In 2004, there were over 30,000 acquisitions completed globally, and in 2015 the total deal value equaled $5 trillion, which is more than the gross domestic product (GDP) of countries like Ireland and Switzerland. & Quinn, R.

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Why So Many High-Profile Digital Transformations Fail

Harvard Business

In 2011, GE embarked upon an ambitious attempt to digitally transform its product and service offerings. Procter & Gamble wanted to become “the most digital company on the planet” in 2012, but ran into growth challenges in a difficult economy. Yagi Studios/Getty Images.

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Gaining Clarity in What You Care About Most Deeply in Your OD Work

Consulting and Organizational Management

Gaining Clarity in What You Care About Most Deeply in Your OD Work By Carter McNamara on December 2, 2012. The profession has become filled with niche players……executive coaching, team building, process improvement, change management, etc. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance?

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After a Merger, Don’t Let “Us vs. Them” Thinking Ruin the Company

Harvard Business

Since 2012, M&A activity has increased dramatically in both number of deals and size of transaction, with the yearly value of global M&A deals tracking above $4.5 John Gichigi/Getty Images. More and more companies are relying on mergers & acquisitions (M&A) as a competitive growth strategy. trillion for the past four years.

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