by Beth Bank Cohn, Columnist & Featured Contributor I RECENTLY READ an article published by McKinsey out of its Johannesburg office that had the title Changing Change Management. In the first paragraph it says “Change management as it is traditionally applied is outdated.” Then it goes on to say that digital tools have made traditional change management obsolete – not …
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by James Edine, Featured Contributor Towards a renewed creativity: The creative design of the consumer's More Self According to a CEI Survey, 86% of buyers will pay more for a better customer experience. But only 1% of customers feel that marketers consistently meet their expectations. These statistics highlight the magnitude of growth opportunity before us. What if we just increased …
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by Doug Wilson, Columnist & Featured Contributor A Need For Precision And Depth IN A HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW article “The Skills Leaders Need At Every Level” Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman published the results of a comprehensive survey on leadership skills and attributes. In it over 330,000 managers were surveyed to define the core skills or attributes were needed at …
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by Mark A. Cohen, Columnist & Featured Contributor LAWYERS AND CABBIES have several things in common: (1) if their meter is not down, they are not generating revenue; (2) most cabbies don’t own their medallions, and the vast majority of attorneys are not equity partners in their law firms; (3) both groups operate in economic models that are strikingly similar: …
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by Anne-Maria Yritys, Featured Contributor ARE YOU A PROJECT MANAGER whose projects have failed more often than succeeded? Well, congratulate yourself for still having the title project manager, because if you had participated in The American Apprentice, Mr. Trump would already have fired you. No hard feelings though - it is nothing personal, it is only business, citing Mr. Trump. …
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by Joe Pimbley, Featured Contributor wE RECENTLY READ, appreciated, and enjoyed the analysis and proposal of Charles Calomiris and Stephen Haber in Fragile by Design – The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit (Princeton University Press, 2014). Calomiris and Haber analyze banking structure and operations over the past centuries and across varying countries and types of government. These …
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By Joel Elveson, Columnist & Featured Contributor THERE ARE DISTURBING EVENTS that are occurring in our society today with frightening regularity. Putting aside terrorism related events or acts committed by violent extremists there still exists a pattern of anti-social behaviors that are originating from all walks of life. On the outside these individuals seem quite normal but underneath there is …
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by Gordon Tredgold, Featured Contributor THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE between being efficient and being effective. When we are efficient, it means that we complete our tasks with the minimum amount of wasted time or effort. In many companies there is a strong drive for efficiency. However, if we are not focused on the right things then this efficiency is …
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by Joel Elveson, Columnist & Featured Contributor YOU ARRIVED AT THE OFFICE late one day. The boss greets you angrily by asking “do you realize you are 1 hour late and that you didn’t bother to call and now have the audacity not to apologize or offer up a reasonable explanation for your tardiness? I am waiting for your answer …
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