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Leadership Pressure is a Privilege

Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Leadership creates pressure. What is the alternative to leadership pressure? What is the alternative to leadership pressure? Here are three reasons to embrace the leadership journey and the pressure it brings and four tips for making better decisions under pressure. "A No productive conflict? No aligned goals?

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Seen and heard at NRF: Retailers eye opportunities in 2023, even amid uncertainty

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Lowe’s Chairman and CEO Marvin Ellison at the NRF Big Show 2023 Celebrating a visionary Lowe’s Chairman and CEO Marvin Ellison received the Visionary Award at the NRF Foundation Honors ceremony. A retail brand’s leadership, he said, should reflect its customer base. Here are just a few highlights from the four-day event.

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Finite Attention Spans and Employee Agility Driving Corporate Training Trends

Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 19, 2023

L&D leaders have been instrumental in helping employers and employees pivot to pandemic protocols and navigate both remote and hybrid operations and corporate culture. When viewed in the context of an unstable or uncertain job market, continuous learning is essential to creating and maintaining an agile workforce and operations.

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

Strong manager-employee relationships through great leadership leads to positive outcomes After hearing so many people talking about the Apple TV show Ted Lasso and using it in the context of business leadership, I had to see what caused all the buzz. The show has captured my attention and a little of my heart.

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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Everywhere you look online during the 2023 holiday season, you’ll see three things: A ridiculous amount of ads for products you don’t need or want… but might buy anyway. Moreover, suppose your organization plans to make changes in the new year, such as a new CRM or ERP system, a new set of operational processes, or a merger.

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Say Goodbye to Strategic Planning? What’s Next?

Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 11, 2024

The goal is for leadership teams to become more informed by broadening ideas about what multiple futures might bring. The most threatening competitor leadership teams face is themself. Life-changing leadership habits: 10 proven principles that will elevate people, profit, and purpose. World Future Society. HR Magazine.

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Key Technology Trends in the Construction Industry in 2024

Epicflow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Basically, the domain is looking for ways to address current economic issues, improve operations, and optimize costs. So, in 2024, construction firms will continue taking measures to protect themselves against these uncertainties and minimize related risks. Therefore, the trends in construction haven’t changed dramatically in recent years.

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3 Steps Toward Getting Your Workforce Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Right

Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 10, 2023

Operations - improving customer service and identifying production errors and defects. Plan a team meeting with company leadership to discuss: What is AI? Identify the roles that will be strategic, operational, and supporting for introducing AI to your company. The 2023 Stanford AI Index: Demand for AI skills continues climbing.

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The cost of hiring a consultant for small business in 2023

Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Operations Consultants Operations consultants look into your company and help you make it run smoothly. Topics they deal with include strategy execution, leadership, people, processes and tools. Operations consultants charge between 80 and 250 USD, financial consultants will be in the same are.

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Why Your Employees Aren't Committed to Your Company Strategy

Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Great leaders dream of a better future – from business sustainability to growing future leaders, increasing speed to market, or operating with greater purpose. Unfortunately, many organizations keep strategic plans a secret and don't involve leaders outside the executive leadership team.

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

Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Facilitated by Christina Walsh, the topic of discussion involved the “refraction points” (Nour, 2023) in our lives and careers , which bend our trajectory in new directions. L&D, goal-setting theory of motivation, and leadership training took shape during those five years with the band. References De Botton, A. The School of Life.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

However, companies like Tesla, Amazon, Disney, Starbucks, Walmart, GM, UPS, and Dell have already ended remote work in 2023. Bottom-line, companies with people-first culture led by Servant Leadership principles outperform their competitors. They claim productivity decreases by 3.7 hours a week.

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Embracing Selfless Love in the Workplace

Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Numerous studies identify failure as often tied to misalignment between the organization and its operational environment. The following short video from leadership guru Ken Blanchard provides some thoughts on the power of servant leadership in today's workplace. link] What is selfless love?

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). References: Beswick, C., Bishop, D., &

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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2023

An Examination of the Importance of Leadership Behaviors and Attributes on Shaping Culture Executive Summary Organizational culture is a critical factor in financially successful companies. Leaders with dynamic transformational leadership attributes and behaviors are effective culture change agents.

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M&A – bust as an idea or are we starting to differentiate between those who can and those who can’t – the challenge of 2023

Ben de Haldevang

JANUARY 16, 2023

I’ve been thinking about what might feature in those indicators… here’s my list: Personal track record of complex transformation (ideally in remedial situations) within the leadership and senior operational team The individuals responsible for the deal need to have done it before at an operational level…strategy does not count!

Government

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Debt Ceiling: The Astounding Lack of Leadership in Washington D.C

Rick Conlow

MAY 9, 2023

There is an astounding lack of leadership in Washington D.C. The debt ceiling is a statutory limit on the amount of money the United States government can borrow to fund its operations. As of May 2023, the situation is still unresolved, and there is a risk of a government default if the debt ceiling is not raised soon.

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Leadership Pressure is a Privilege

Seen and heard at NRF: Retailers eye opportunities in 2023, even amid uncertainty

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Finite Attention Spans and Employee Agility Driving Corporate Training Trends

Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Say Goodbye to Strategic Planning? What’s Next?

Key Technology Trends in the Construction Industry in 2024

3 Steps Toward Getting Your Workforce Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Right

The cost of hiring a consultant for small business in 2023

Why Your Employees Aren't Committed to Your Company Strategy

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

Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Embracing Selfless Love in the Workplace

3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

M&A – bust as an idea or are we starting to differentiate between those who can and those who can’t – the challenge of 2023

Debt Ceiling: The Astounding Lack of Leadership in Washington D.C

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