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How to Develop a Strategic Plan
In any organization, it is helpful to envision a desired future, which can then be translated into broadly defined goals or objectives for employees, teams and managers. To be successful, leaders must be strategic in how their resources, including talent, can be utilized to best advantage. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at […]
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Ways to Enhance Organizational Effectiveness
Effective management depends a lot on how resources are used. This Executive Edge explores ways that companies can maximize their resources, namely people, equipment, materials and supplies to achieve efficiency and effectiveness. Topics include optimizing workflow, focusing on results, simplifying, organizing, and developing individual contributors. For managers, it is key to find ways to enhance […]
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Capitalize on Team Dynamics
Much of a team’s success relies on the ability of its members to work together and be committed to a common purpose, yet be diverse enough to bring complementary skills into the mix. In this issue of Executive Edge, the focus is on team dynamics, such as: relationships, skills, problem solving and characteristics that are […]
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Managing a Workforce in the Digital Era
As companies continue to adapt to new technologies, workforces will continue to diversify. Leadership will require consideration of varying needs of different ages, as well as ethnicities and genders. This Executive Edge offers insight into creating loyalty in the digital era, managing the tension between control and freedom, crafting employee relationships that meet their needs, […]
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Develop a Winning Team
When individual goals can be aligned with team goals, it benefits both the individual team members and the team. Ultimately, when teams grow stronger, the company does too. This Executive Edge looks into team development with consideration of the obstacles of interpersonal conflict, setting individual and team goals, risks of pushing a team too far, […]
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How to See Transparency
To stay competitive in the 21st century and to meet the expectations of today’s digital population, businesses need a strategy for transparency that can be effectively communicated to employees and customers around the world. This issue of Executive Edge explores how to manage transparency, how to create transparency online, how to make sure your company’s […]
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Build a Stronger Company
Organizations that are succeeding are on top of what’s happening around them and are actively seeking to adapt ahead of the curve and ahead of trouble. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at ways that companies can build their strengths including accepting failures, adapting quickly, resisting aging, understanding co-innovation and addressing the company’s […]
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The Power and Influence of Groups
Group dynamics generate an enviable power if harnessed effectively by leaders. In this Executive Edge you’ll learn that to manage a group well, a leader needs to establish group diversity, define expectations and provide people with a sense of belonging and value. There must be allowance for freedom of thought and encouragement of information sharing, […]
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How Companies Find Growth
Achieving and sustaining healthy growth is the biggest challenge facing businesses and it does not seem to be optional. Things are moving fast and new competitive competencies must be secured. It’s a time to bring “all hands on deck” to find and assess growth opportunities. This Executive Edge explores elements of growth and looks into […]
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How to Champion Change
Every leader who wants to keep his or her organization competitive and focused will have to know how to accelerate change. Part of the responsibility of moving an organization forward is to prevent a backslide into the old, less productive status quo. Another piece of change management is being aware of how changing a job […]
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Deconstructing a Problematic Workplace
As a manager, you are tasked with seeing the reality of the culture of your workplace. This Executive Edge looks at the elements that can unsettle and fragment a workplace culture. Topics include managing resistance and drama, what happens when teams go bad, inevitable gender issues, and contagious negative energy. Managers at all levels will […]
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Create a Connected Organization
When people from all levels of an organization connect with others, personally and professionally, breakthrough results are possible. This Executive Edge examines the value of connectivity and shares advice on how to build it. Topics include encouraging a network of conversations, truly connecting with others, assessing whether you are connecting, and believing in what others […]
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