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The Business Case For Corporate Philanthropy

BY Seth KahanTue Jan 24, 2012

Donations are a better financial choice than either liquidation or landfill when it comes to unloading product that cannot be moved otherwise, according to a report released today. READ»

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Roundtable Discusses Strategic HR

BY Seth KahanThu Jun 23, 2011

HR is in a unique position to drive competitive excellence if it is fully aligned with business goals.READ»

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Reinventing Management For Speed, Innovation, And Collaboration

BY Seth KahanMon Jun 20, 2011

If someone said that the greatest invention of the last 100 years was a machine, most would agree. You might be surprised, however, to learn which one--business guru Gary Hamel asserts that the greatest invention of the century was a different kind of machine. That honor, according to Hamel, goes to management.READ»

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HR Strategy And Innovation

BY Seth KahanSun Jun 12, 2011

I had the opportunity to host an exclusive webinar that was limited to HR Certification Institute's credential holders who work for the Most Innovative companies. The topic was HR Strategy and Innovation. The purpose was to engage ...READ»

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Full Service Digital Is Here

BY Seth KahanTue Jun 7, 2011

It seems like it has taken forever, but someone has finally done to digital representation what Bezos did to retail, pulled together all the pieces of the puzzle and optimized all the moving parts. Al DiGuido, a long-time shaper and ...READ»

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Bold Moves For Association Leaders

BY Seth KahanMon May 16, 2011

Associations have been an American staple for 100+ years. Today their primary value proposition, bringing together like-minded professionals and providing them with the best education, professional networking, and advocacy to be found, is being disrupted by advances in technology and private sector competitors. READ»

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Revolution at Work, Day 2

BY Seth KahanFri May 13, 2011

Here in Washington, DC, two blocks from the White House, Day 2 of Revolutionizing the World of Work commences (twitter #RevWork). Today’s event is a natural outgrowth of the annual Smithsonian event on Organizational ...READ»

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Revolution At Work

BY Seth KahanThu May 12, 2011

Today in Washington, DC, I am working with Steve Denning, author of "The Leaders' Guide to Radical Management." We are leading a collaborative workshop that portends the coming revolution in the workplace, Revolutionizing the World of Work.READ»

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MIT Media Lab Selects Drop Out As Director

BY Seth KahanTue Apr 26, 2011

What does it mean when a world-class university that is a globally recognized leader in innovation chooses a director who has not completed his college degree? It means true leadership exceeds academic rank, plain and simple. The MIT ...READ»

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Deb Mills-Scofield, Business Innovation Maven

BY Seth KahanWed Apr 6, 2011

Deb Mills-Scofield calls herself a long-term trouble-maker. What she really does is resolve paradoxes, or show people how odd partners can coexist creatively. READ»

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Peter Stevens: Scrum Maestro Transforming the World of Work

BY Seth KahanSat Mar 19, 2011

Peter Stevens is a master and an evangelist in the world of scrum. Scrum is an amazingly effective approach to project management developed for software development now being widely applied to other disciplines including manufacturing and services. READ»

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Middle East Leadership Lessons

BY Seth KahanFri Feb 25, 2011

Social media plays a powerful role in the ongoing Middle East transformation. Wednesday I flew to Atlanta to discuss this with business relationship and social media expert, David Nour. He is Iranian born and the global thought ...READ»

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Obama on Innovation

BY Seth KahanThu Feb 3, 2011

Obama is keen on innovation to cut through current economic travails. Here are nine excerpts sliced from his State of the Union address.READ»

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Organizational Change Is Dead

BY Seth KahanFri Jan 28, 2011

If you hope to improve your performance, do a better job of delighting your customers or members, expand to adjacent markets, do a better job of execution, realize efficiencies, or achieve a transformation of any kind, you better work with the social systems, and not limit yourself to or be limited by the organization.READ»

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FOCUS on Business Smarts for All

BY Seth KahanSat Jan 15, 2011

Focus provides business smarts to small and medium-sized companies, even solopreneurs... and it's free. Focus is a goldmine.READ»

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Individualized Value Creation for Large Populations

BY Seth KahanTue Jan 11, 2011

It’s a mistake to look at the iPad and see it only as a platform for a myriad of apps. Just as it’s a mistake to see Amazon as an interface for a lot of retail products (or books). Instead, each is a basecamp for an extended user experience.READ»

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The Opportunity for Growth in Tough Times

BY Seth KahanSun Jan 9, 2011

There is a dramatic difference between those organizations that are growing aggressively and those who are not. The latter group is hunkering down, hoping to weather the storm. Instead of driving expansion they are becoming marginalized, and receding into the background.READ»

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How to Turn Existing Contacts Into New Business

BY Bobby BranniganMon Jan 3, 2011

If you want to connect with people in order to maintain a steady--and profitable--customer base, here's where to start.READ»

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Good Todo Solves Email Overload

BY Seth KahanSun Jan 2, 2011

My inbox became more than an overstuffed annoyance. I run my business on relationships. Personal contact is the currency of my realm. My email catastrophe was an opportunity mine in disarray with diamonds in the rough obscured by urgent communiqués stacking faster than I could clear them. READ»

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Congress

BY Bobby BranniganTue Dec 7, 2010

As managers we all get busy. It's hard to remember to vote, let alone study up on the newly elected lawmakers in our respective states. But they might mean more than you think, especially when it comes to bottom lines and your business come January 1st.READ»