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14 ways to employee engagement and involvement

There are numerous studies which have shown the positive impact on the results of employee engagement and involvement.   But what is employee engagement? It is the extent to which people identify with, ...READ»

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To ROI or not to ROI

The current structure and way of managing our companies is basically the same as when the first companies started in the beginning of the 1900’s. Ford and mining companies are really good examples. The focus was on ...READ»

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NEED FOR NEW ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES

Recently I attended the VINT symposium.Among the great speakers were Umair Haque and Don Tapscott. It was interesting that all speakers agreed on the fact that we now experience different sort of crises at the same time.They ...READ»

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RADICAL INNOVATION NEEDS ICONOCLASTS

 I just finished reading Iconoclast from Gegory Burns. It is about how the brain sabotages creative thinking for most ordinary people. An iconoclast is a person who does something that others say can’t be done. It is clear ...READ»

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10 most common leadership shortcomings and how to resolve them

After scrutinizing 360-degree feedback data on over 11,000 leaders and evaluating the 10% considered the least effective, Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman found the 10 most common leadership shortcomings.These are ranked according to ...READ»

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TEAM: TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MIRACLES

 This is the acronym, which is used in the book One Minute Millionaire from Hansen/Allen. It stipulates the important role that every individual plays in the team. This weekend I saw some excellent example sof team work (or the lack ...READ»

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THE SOFT SIDES OF CHANGE ARE THE TOUGHEST

 Recently two studies from IBM as well as from McKinsey clearly highlight the urgent need to focus on the soft aspects of change, rather than on the hard aspects. This is a must to succeed in today’sever faster changing ...READ»

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LOVING LEADERSHIP

Currently I am reading the great book ‘ The Power of Design’ from Richard Farson. In his discussion about leadership he says the following: “Love and passion are the organizing forces in leadership and management, overriding ...READ»

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CONFORMITY KILLS INNOVATION

 In many organizations people are encouraged to continue with  ‘business as usual’ and to maintain the status quo. When you think about this, it is quite logical to behave in this way.  The current leaders and managers have ...READ»

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New role needed: Chief Wellbeing Officer

 IntroductionThe pace of change is continuously increasing. Competition is popping up from all over the world.New giants are emerging from countries like China, India, Brazil and South Africa.This puts a lot of pressure on the ...READ»

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