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Case Study: Moving Resisters of Change to Change Champions – Part I

Gina Abudi

Changing the Minds of Employees in Finance I was working with a mid-size professional services firm that was implementing a new financial system. The CFO asked me to work with him to help him manage this project with his team, with a focus on managing communications and change.

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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

The two cultures must harmonize to achieve the desired financial goals of the new organization and avoid a clash. UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Culture has been studied for years, resulting in many different models and definitions. Anyone who has endured an M&A knows how stressful it can be for everyone.

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What Spinning Off a GE Business Taught Me About Managing Ultra-Fast Change

Harvard Business

Change management can be a test for any organization. Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. Change management certainly tested us. It was a highly valued change.

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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business

A recent study of VC firms found that more-diverse teams had higher financial returns than their homogenous counterparts. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company.

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business

Does a robot manage your money? Online and algorithmic investment and financial advice is easy to come by these days, usually under the moniker of “robo-advisor.” It’s clear that robo-advisors and AI play an important and growing role in the financial services industry, but a question remains. ZB by 2020.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business

Through a study of AI that included a survey of 3,073 executives and 160 case studies across 14 sectors and 10 countries, and through a separate digital research program , we have identified 10 key insights CEOs need to know to embark on a successful AI journey. The biggest challenges are people and processes.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

But when you look more deeply into whether those organizations are truly redefining what they are and what they do, stories of successful change efforts are exceptionally rare. How effectively has the company adapted its legacy business to change and disruption, giving it new life? Financial performance. Core r epositioning.