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How to Lead Employees through Cultural Change

LSA Global

Southwest Airlines) and some strong cultures hurt performance (i.e. We approach cultural change in five stages: Set a Clear and Compelling Course. And, of course, change leaders need to consistently and visibly model the desired changes. We believe that organizational cultures exist by design or by default. The Bottom Line.

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Do You Know What Your Company’s Data Is Worth?

Harvard Business

Definitions for what constitutes EvD, and methodologies to calculate its value, remain in their infancy. For instance, recall the global system-wide outage that struck Delta Airlines in August, 2016 resulting in the unprecedented grounding of all flights. Such costs are expected to quadruple again by 2019, to in excess of $2 trillion.

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You Can’t Secure 100% of Your Data 100% of the Time

Harvard Business

And that’s not just social media accounts; it’s bank accounts, retailer gift card accounts with cash and credit cards attached, airline loyalty accounts with years of accumulated frequent flyer points, and other accounts with real value. Of course, that still only includes the data breaches we know about.

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A Tool for Balancing Your Company’s Digital Investments

Harvard Business

If it would have an immediate business impact, such as the impact that an airline’s loss of its reservation systems would have, then it is likely to be a key operational investment. Executives can sometimes struggle differentiating between key operational and support investments. Selecting project managers.

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Let Algorithms Decide – and Act – for Your Company

Harvard Business

Banks run automated algorithms to identify potential fraud, websites customize content in real time, and airlines automatically determine how to re-route passengers when weather delays strike while taking into account myriad factors and constraints. All of these analytics happen rapidly and without human intervention.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

After being dropped from multiple courses during registration, I was in desperate need for a 4th class. I begged my favorite Econ teacher to let me into his Industrial Organization course and fortunately I got a spot. We wish we could have known more of the story behind how you came to articulate your personal mission, however.