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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

We collaborated with other consulting firms to work with a global client that had intense competition and needed significant performance improvement. Our assessment identified a silo mentality throughout the organization and minimal leadership development or training. This cost the company significant business.

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7 Employee Comments that Destroy a Team

Rick Conlow

Of course, the President preached teamwork, but all the VPs existed in silos and worked to protect their own narrow confines. 3 Employee Comments that Contributes to a Toxic Culture “Management said we’d get fired if I said anything but…” Gossip spreads and often becomes worse. It became a vicious cycle.

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Pushing Employees to Go the Extra Mile Can Be Counterproductive

Harvard Business

Of course, that’s easier said than done. These self-starters need no external cues to help a co-worker learn a new skill; offer suggestions for process improvement; recruit a new employee; or volunteer for an assignment. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. We all want our employees to be engaged and motivated.

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The 4 Main Ways to Innovate in a Digital Economy

Harvard Business

In the pre-digital era, product and service development was usually conducted by experts working inside firms or through expert vendors hired by those firms. The good news, of course, is that this expanded landscape creates an opportunity-rich environment for firms to innovate. The venture mode.

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Great Digital Companies Build Great Recommendation Engines

Harvard Business

In my experience, legacy managements too frequently misunderstand recommenders’ role in driving innovation and cultural change. Platform companies invest in virtuous cycles to solve problems; more-traditional firms invest in process improvement to solve problems. Sponsored by DXC Technology. ” So they did.