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How Leadership Self-Awareness Improves Financial Performance

Organizational Talent Consulting

Whether you're the CEO or a frontline leader, financial performance is a measure of effectiveness. But how do you improve bottom-line performance amid economic uncertainty, a persistent talent crisis, and the reality that only 3 in 10 employees are engaged? One key is self-awareness. References Athanasopoulou, A., & & Dopson, S.

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When Companies Want to Innovate, But Investors Won’t Let Them

Harvard Business

As of Aug 7 2018, Tesla’s market capitalization (USD 64.75B) exceeded that of BMW (USD 64.36B), despite BMW’s comparable production levels and deliveries of electric cars and significantly higher profits (net income of 10.3B for Tesla as of June 30, 2018). for BMW versus -2.7B Succeeding despite investor constraints.

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

Three months after the sale, in June 2018, Toyota decided to pour $1 billion into Grab, in a bid to expand other offerings in the region including food delivery and electronic payments. To venture capitalists and the financial market, no business model is more attractive than a platform.

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Transforming from a Good to Great Coach

Rick Conlow

The Conference Board’s “Executive Coaching Survey” (2018): This survey found that 68% of organizations use internal coaching programs, and 47% use external coaching programs. It requires guidance, support, and accountability, fostering growth, development, and time-management. Anybody can coach poorly.