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Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren’t Ready

Harvard Business

Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. The companies best positioned to change in the next decade will be the ones that set themselves up well now, by collecting the right kind of data and investing in their analytics capacity.

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

Markovitz Consulting

In the same way, I believe that you have to develop the organizational muscles required for continuous improvement through small steps. 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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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

He got the top job because of that, and then as CEO he accelerated cloud-business development to make it the company’s primary strategy. They Use Culture Change to Drive Engagement. In the four years since Satya Nadella came on as CEO, he has been credited with transforming Microsoft’s cautious, insular culture.

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How Volvo Reinvented Itself Through Hiring

Harvard Business

But when some CEOs in this position look at the people they employ, they discover a problem: a swath of their existing team doesn’t have the necessary skills or metabolism for change to meet the new challenges. Developing what we call an “M&A strategy for talent” is one way to overcome this.

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A Tool to Map Your Next Digital Initiative

Harvard Business

The resultant network shows how each of the expected benefits will be delivered through a combination of technology and business changes and how these are related to each other. If those linkages cannot be developed, then those investments should not be pursued. The resultant network of needed changes led to a 36-month program of work.

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Tronc vs. the Right Way for Publishers to Compete in the Digital Age

Harvard Business

But it’s really reporting that sets a publication apart, even in seemingly trivial areas like fashion and entertainment. You build a strong publishing brand not by getting it in front of more eyeballs but by developing a distinctive voice and serving your readers. Publishing is a talent-driven business. You can’t.

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How One Hospital Improved Patient Handoffs for the Long Term

Harvard Business

Despite the development of numerous techniques and tools to structure patient handoffs and improve the transfer of communication, we haven’t seen much improvement in reducing medical errors. During this stage, Margaret also worked with staff to develop a quality improvement plan. Adopting a more systematic process.