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Collaboration and Diversity

Collaboration and diversity are key to success, but many times these values are used more as buzzwords and/or published hiring statistics than they are pursued passionately by those espousing them….

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Poor Communication from Leaders can be “Hurtful”

When you are building trust as a leader, you need to make sure your communication is both complete and accurate. Great leaders tend to be exceptional communicators. It is important…

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Dynamics of Complex Systems

So what are characteristics of complex systems? They have many moving parts, and many connections exist between the parts–some known and some not known. Small changes can ripple across connections…

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Transformational Leaders Let Go of the Ball

Transformations involve major shifts in an organization’s capabilities and culture in order to deliver improved sustainable results, with the goal of developing an ongoing mastery of change and adaptability. Successful…

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Leading Adaptability In The Workforce

Adaptability is an essential arrow in your workforce quiver–and it is a two way street. Leaders differentiate themselves from managers by giving employees a chance to succeed at new challenges…

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The Collaboration Conundrum

While “toxic” workplaces (usually the result of management and co-workers) have been around since the beginning of organized work, their impact in today’s exceedingly networked environment is significantly greater. With…

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Four Key Characteristics Found in Transformational Leaders

Transformational Leaders practice employee engagement at the beginning of discussing change rather than “selling” the change upper management has determined without employee collaboration. Even in the military Transformation Leadership has…

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Internet of Things – IoT

Ahhhh, technobabble…gotta love it. What I don’t love is the endless pursuit of the newest “differentiator” in technology. Two of the hot ones today is Digital Transformation and the Internet…

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Buzzwords – Digital Marketing Mumbo Jumbo

The next time you see the need to integrate mobile, social, and real-time channels, or personalize customer engagements by all means do it. Just don’t rely on buzzwords to tell…

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Training and Retaining Employees

Yes, we see more labor done by machines/computers each year. And while such progress is to be desired–even pursued–and it is easy to accept the need for companies to constantly…

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Jumping Into the Crypto Craze

The question of cryptocurrency and ICO regulations is a crucial issue, with many crypto believers expressing their concerns over excessive regulatory scrutiny towards the industry. Others, like head of regulatory…