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9 inspirational videos on leadership and change

Brimstone Consulting

Grit, curiosity, agility, courage and so much more. In this spirited talk, he highlights three important changes we should understand for better productivity and calls for a stronger culture of “smart failure.” Leading change looks like this. How do you lead change? ” Where change starts.

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4 Autopsies of Big Change Management Failures

LSA Global

This outsized, rugged, status-symbol of a GM product failed to see the writing on the wall. They were not agile enough. Their customers would have used them for books from small publishers, not CD or DVDs and not books from large presses to the exclusion of small. Autopsy #2 – Hummer. They didn’t pay attention to what consumers wanted.

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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business

A few outlier industries (notably pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computers) prop up the sector’s aggregate performance; most others have experienced flat growth or outright declines in real GDP over the past two decades. It’s clear why pain in the domestic supplier base matters from a policy perspective.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

The Forum participants will have an opportunity to learn from inspirational project management leaders as well as attend masterclasses revealing the aspects of delivering sustainable projects, Agile transformation, application of technologies, and more. is the largest Agile conference in Central Europe. PMO London 2024 June, 18-19.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

The Lazy Project Manager: How to Be Twice as Productive and Still Leave the Office Early by Peter Taylor The Lazy Project Manager is based on the idea that lazy people always try to find easier ways to do what they have to. So, focusing on 20% of the most important work will result in 80% outcomes.

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What to Know Before You Sign a Payment-by-Results Contract

Harvard Business

Pearson, the educational publisher, measures the efficacy of its products to improve educational outcomes. Cigna is the first insurance company to get pharmaceutical companies to agree to value pricing based on results for certain cholesterol-lowering drugs. ” Health care. ” Health care. Required Capabilities.

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Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate

Harvard Business

Prasad, CEO of Dr. Reddy’s, a 33-year-old global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India that produces affordable generic medication. Projects were selected across channels to highlight agility, innovation, and customer centricity. Product packaging was redesigned to be more user-friendly and increase adherence.

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