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Storytelling in OD Communications

Harmonious Workplaces

This narrative approach to OD allows for the encapsulation of an organization’s culture, values, and vision in an engaging and relatable manner. which highlighted various Hollywood story arcs and their characters to use to persuade people in marketing. How Smart Business Leaders Gain a Marketing Competitive Edge. Random House.

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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

In 2022, at the age of 46, I interviewed for a marketing executive position with a tool manufacturer. I responded that I held a certification in digital marketing and had a history of early adoption of technology throughout my career. After five or so interviews, the hiring manager stated that they wanted a “digital native.”

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Hay Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Below them is a team of five global managing directors, each owning a different sector: mature markets, fast-growing markets, productized services, people-delivered services, and expertise & knowledge management. Reward strategies. Turning strategies into reality. HAY GROUP CULTURE. Practice Areas. Industries

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How to Solve Your Talent Challenge (Creatively)

Organizational Talent Consulting

Driving creativity within an organization's culture is increasingly vital for leaders. Like me, you may have first learned about this company from their marketing campaign: "We don't make a lot of the products you buy. For too long, organizations have approached talent management with ad-hoc talent strategies. McKinsey & Co.

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The 6 Fundamental Skills Every Leader Should Practice

Harvard Business

Over the past year we have been writing the HBR Leader’s Handbook — a primer for aspiring leaders who want to take their careers to the next level. Translate that vision into a clear strategy about what actions to take, and what not to do. Recruit, develop, and reward a team of great people to carry out the strategy.

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Surveying the Business Landscape

Tom Spencer

In the pursuit of growth, should a company enter a new market, develop a new product, launch a start-up, form a joint venture, or acquire a competitor? These three strategic decisions helped to shift market power in the PC industry away from IBM and towards Microsoft and Intel. The story of the IBM PC is a cautionary tale.

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History of Organization Development (Part 1 of 6) ? ?Prehistoric OD.

Consulting and Organizational Management

There is evidence that the Egyptian culture during the time of the Pharaohs had what we would call ‘consulting engineers’, whose job it was to go around to the major construction projects and make sure they were ‘on time and under budget.’ The legends I heard are probably as true as any myths of cultural foundation.