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How to Communicate the Change Vision

LSA Global

Because communication does not change the hearts and minds of employees to think, behave, and work differently. Being actively involved in the design of the change process does. Poor initial change communications are a major factor in the failure to rally the workforce to the need and enthusiasm for change. Be authentic.

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Part 3: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile with Skills, Endorsements & Accomplishments

Successful Independent Consulting

Most independent consultants have no budget for marketing or advertising, yet they all wish they had a bigger client list. For example, I have over a hundred endorsements for change management, but I no longer do that type of work so I moved it much lower on my list. This is the third and final part in a series of articles.

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5 Behaviors of Leaders Who Embrace Change

Harvard Business

Part of the issue is how organizations view the human aspect of the closing date, which is usually treated as the end of the transaction, when it’s really just the start of change. Organizations, processes, and cultures will be integrated for weeks and months after the organizations come together, causing disruption and uncertainty.

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

Harvard Business

Cultural differences can emerge, particularly if the companies have been at different ends of the spectrum in the marketplace. “In bringing together a specialist direct-marketing agency with a generalist creative shop, cultural differences were bound to arise, given the contrast in customer approach and sensibilities.

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The Right Way to Use Analytics Isn’t for Planning

Harvard Business

Baba Ramdev, the yoga guru owner of the fastest-growing local consumer goods company in India, launched a competing product, advertised as “healthier” than Nestlé’s and at a lower price point than Maggi. We must start to think differently about how business, management, and strategic intelligence works.

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KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

.” Explaining the tag line in a company statement, KPMG marketing officer Tim Pearson said, “The emphasis on clarity – not simply knowledge management or insight – in our brand advertising campaign strongly differentiates KPMG in the increasingly crowded business advisory arena and articulates KPMG’s business strategy.”

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Research: How the Best School Leaders Create Enduring Change

Harvard Business

” In our study, it took at least five years to engage a school’s community, change its culture and improve its teaching. Typically, a half of this change came from recruiting new staff to resource growth, a quarter from reducing the number of supply teachers and a quarter from managing out poor performers.