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Bureaucracy Can Drain Your Company’s Energy. Agile Can Restore It.

Harvard Business

I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Rather than debating the advantages of agile teams, why not start demonstrating them? Perhaps my journey to agile will help you figure out how to begin your own.

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How to Find the Exact Words that Attract Your Clients (and Gets them Excited to Work with You)

Consulting Matters

Follow up a survey with interviews that allow you to probe for insight, clarity and really good phrases. The missing link between great intentions and great results is often a little talked-about leadership trait - emotional agility and courage. Related Tutorial Video: "Ideas to Spark your Website Copy Clarity". Go to Amazon.

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How HR Can Become Agile (and Why It Needs To)

Harvard Business

If software has eaten the world, then agile has eaten the software world. And there is no shortage of information and advice on how agile should be implemented in your tech organization. For example, a Google search for “agile software development” returns over 14 million results. Related Video.

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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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LSA Global Delivers People Team Prioritization Session to Combat Massive Change

LSA Global

Conducted 360-degree interviews with key People Team leaders and influencers. To create executive team alignment, LSA Global: 1. Assessed the Current Situation. Reviewed previous business plans, employee feedback, and key growth processes. Allocating resources to increase confidence and motivation that the next 90-days make sense.

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The Role and Responsibility of a New Manager

LSA Global

According to CEB research, a whopping 60% of new managers under perform during their first two years, and not surprisingly, 85% of new managers still receive no formal training prior to switching into the role of manager. Think of a manager’s role as comprised of the 5 stages highlighted in our new manager training : Planning.

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Organizational Development for Small Business: What You Need to Know

Asamby Consulting

OD interventions can take many forms, including training and development programs, process improvement initiatives, and cultural change initiatives. Organizational development can help small businesses develop the agility and resilience they need to adapt to changing market conditions. Small businesses are the backbone of the economy.