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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

After the meeting, he called me back into the conference room. However, I also “felt with” the frightened people in the room and read that the situation in that conference room led to a psychologically unsafe situation for the rest of the team. I told the VP that they weren’t talking because of the way he treated them angrily.

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13 Difficulties that Define a Manager’s Destiny

Rick Conlow

At one company it took 2 1/2 hours with twenty-one managers to clarify the Senior VP’s stated and written goal. Equally problematic is the lack of training and coaching so the team is competent and committed enough to give their best while striving to achieve the goals. Most of the time the managers say, “Nothing, yet.”

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Small Steps or Big Steps: What’s the Right Way to Begin Improvement?

Markovitz Consulting

To be sure, there is some up front training, but the emphasis is on starting the lean journey with kaizen events. The data on change management are consistent: about 70% of change initiatives fail, despite the plethora of books, conferences, and scholarly papers dedicated to the subject.

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Workplace Diversity: 4 Ways to Lead Respectfully

Rick Conlow

Whether we fly overseas, make a phone call, or interact through a virtual conference. diversity training has become a legislated because many people fail to accept one another by their own initiative. In addition, go here for our RealTime Learning & Training leadership and personal development website. Accepting Diversity.

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13 Difficulties that Define a Manager’s Destiny

Rick Conlow

At one company it took 2 1/2 hours with twenty-one managers to clarify the Senior VP’s stated and written goal. Equally problematic is the lack of training and coaching so the team is competent and committed enough to give their best while striving to achieve the goals. Most of the time the managers say, “Nothing, yet.”

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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.

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A Tool to Map Your Next Digital Initiative

Harvard Business

We know that when IT projects fail, it is usually not because the technology didn’t work (although this can sometimes be the case), but because the changes required at an organizational and employee level weren’t managed effectively. They often have to be made before the new digital system is introduced.

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