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Change Readiness?—?Essential but Oft-Omitted

Harmonious Workplaces

In nearly all cases, the ideas for these changes stemmed from some vision of greatness for the health and prosperity of the company or nonprofit. Its significance can make or break successfully “refreezing” those changes into a workplace’s culture (Lewin), especially in a business landscape marked by rapid evolutions. Woodmass, K.,

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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. They keep customers happier.

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Bring in Outside Experts to Mentor Your Team

Harvard Business

We call this subset of freelancers who do strategic work in companies or nonprofit organizations agile talent. Many of the benefits of agile talent have been widely reported. And, it turns out, agile talent in stages 3 and 4 is often eager to provide coaching and mentorship to junior professionals working with them.

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Is Your Employee Ready to Be a Manager?

Harvard Business

Perhaps this person volunteers and recently ran a campaign for a nonprofit. Once you have a sense of the aspiring manager’s interest level and past experience, you need to get a handle on her “understanding of the organization—its culture, its needs, and where she thinks it’s going,” says Ranieri.

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31 books on leadership and change

Brimstone Consulting

The ultimate playbook for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. To get ahead and stay ahead, companies need agile, flexible, innovative leaders who can anticipate change and respond to new realities swiftly. Dare to Lead by Brene Brown. Daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable.