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Change Readiness?—?Essential but Oft-Omitted

Harmonious Workplaces

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. I found this experience not only enlightening and a delight but also pragmatic and extremely helpful in the way I think about organizational change.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

I submitted the report to the internal legal counsel because the organization does not have a human resource department. The outcome: the president and CEO, plus the internal legal counsel, recommended that both the VP and I attend 16 hours of anger management class on our own time. Courage Is Calling. Discipline Is Destiny.

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Mental & Physical Health Support During a Career Crisis

Harmonious Workplaces

Among the decisions I needed to make which could have profound effects on my career and my family, I found myself torn between what I had prepared to do since I reentered graduate school — management consulting in organizational development and change management — and what I had done as a consultant and executive, MarCom (marketing communications).

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Becoming a Data-Driven Organization: What You Need to Know

Epicflow

However, according to the survey by NewVantage Partners [1] conducted in 2021, only 24% of companies have managed to develop into data-driven ones. Culture in this case refers to people, processes, and change management. Read more: Change Management Best Practices: Overcoming Pitfalls of Change Implementation.

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What is the Professional Services Industry All About?

Progressus

And —rather than selling physical products, they deal in less tangible resources like time, insights, and expertise – billed either by hour or by project. They demand more resources, take more time, and are more difficult to execute. That said, professional services firms have some important things in common.

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

Harmonious Workplaces

But, by far, the human resources aspect became my favorite part of owning that company. I really handled every aspect of the human resources spectrum, including job analysis, selection, training and development, talent management, rewards and benefits structures, compliance, and termination. That’s a lot of bending!

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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2021 and Beyond

Harvard Business

Don’t expect the pace of change to slow down.

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