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A Partner in Change and Transformation

Brimstone Consulting

As the COVID-19-pandemic unfolded, we were guided by our values , and we drew on our agility and resilience. We acted quickly to close our office, suspend travel, and help our people and our clients. We’ve grown as an organization, developed new programs, and have gotten to know each other’s children and pets.

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5 Behaviors of Leaders Who Embrace Change

Harvard Business

In this environment, change agility needs to be part of the new organization’s and leaders’ DNA. Successful change-agile leaders at all levels in the organization respond to changes in the business environment by seizing opportunities, including throwing out old models and developing new ways of doing business.

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Is Executive Coaching Really Worth it?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Like most leadership development opportunities, you will get the most significant return when you do the work. I also have clients working on becoming more self-aware and developing trust-based relationships. An executive coach ensures development goals are purposeful and bring perspective to the best areas to focus.

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4 Autopsies of Big Change Management Failures

LSA Global

They received early success because of the early American desire for big vehicles that could travel over any terrain in the world. They were not agile enough. This outsized, rugged, status-symbol of a GM product failed to see the writing on the wall. But tastes change and, as they did, Hummer didn’t pay attention. Autopsy #4 – Kodak.

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The First Wave of Corporate AI Is Doomed to Fail

Harvard Business

A few years later they were caught napping when online upstarts disrupted industries such as music, travel, news, and video, while transforming scores of others. The ones that persisted are incredibly well-positioned today, having transformed their business processes and enabled a level of agility that competitors cannot easily mimic.

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How Agile Teams Can Help Turnarounds Succeed

Harvard Business

Agile — the management approach that relies on small, entrepreneurial, close-to-the-customer teams — has a reputation that reflects its rapid adoption in software development. For these reasons, modern crisis teams are turning from command-and-control systems to more adaptive, agile approaches.

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What’s Next for Leaders, Teams and Entrepreneurs?

Cheryl Cran

annual travel allowance to stay in an AirBnB anywhere in the world. Teams of the future are fast moving, agile and innovative and that means every person on the team needs to step up his or her game to be a highly contributing member of the team.