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02.15.18  Matthew McCreight , Jonathan Stearn , Jonathan Rubin

Considering the Sale of Your Company? Secrets to Success

Executives contemplating a company sale can lift company performance in ways that deliver significantly stronger multiples when it comes time to close the deal.

Categories: Operational Excellence
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02.08.17  Daniel Dworkin

A Valentine’s Day Love/Work Manifesto

Conscious companies know the power of love in the workplace. Love based on virtues like compassion, honesty, and respect. These companies demand that organizations relinquish the notion that business is a zero sum game, and instead seek to create win-win scenarios…

Categories: Operational Excellence
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05.27.16  Ron Ashkenas

Know When To Celebrate Failure – And When To Avoid It

Failure. A way to learn? The real challenge for leaders is not to either accept or reject failure, but rather to differentiate between whether they are in execution or innovation mode.

Categories: Strategy Execution, Innovation, Operational Excellence, Forbes
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05.09.16  Ron Ashkenas

Before Starting a Project, Get Your Sponsor On Board

An executive-level sponsor can be crucial for the success of major projects -- but only if he/she understands the role.

Categories: Operational Excellence, Forbes, Executive Alignment and Coaching
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04.22.16  Ron Ashkenas

Keeping Meetings on Track When You’re Not in Charge

With the amount of time that meetings take up, it’s crucial to remember that even if you’re not in charge, you can contribute to a meeting’s effectiveness and productivity, particularly through small acts of courage.

Categories: Operational Excellence, Harvard Business Review
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04.12.16  Ron Ashkenas

Leadership Development Should Focus on Experiments

Without real results, leadership development is a leap of faith. In order to succeed and provide value to the organization, managers must act. By focusing on constant experimentation, leadership development can be a driver for strengthening organizational capabilit…

Categories: Operational Excellence, Harvard Business Review, Executive Alignment and Coaching, Leadership Development
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03.25.16  Ron Ashkenas , Matthew McCreight

How To Succeed By 'Getting To No'

Sure it’s easier to just say “yes” in the short-term; but taking on an assignment that you don’t have the bandwidth for, or ones that will compromise other key goals, won’t make anyone feel good about you in the long run – and it won’t help your organization achiev…

Categories: Operational Excellence, Forbes
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03.08.16  Ron Ashkenas

Three Reasons Why Managers And HR Don't Get Along

Human Resources (HR) people have four roles: administrative expert, employee advocate, strategic business partner, and change agent. In some cases, an HR person specializes in just one of these roles, but others may switch back and forth. When it isn’t clear which …

Categories: Operational Excellence, Forbes, Executive Alignment and Coaching
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01.29.16  Robert Schaffer

To Get Better at Your Job, Work Practice into Your Routine

Skill building requires practice. Everyone seems to understand this – musicians, basketball stars, chess players, artists, etc. Why don’t business managers? In order to benefit from practice, big tasks must be broken into smaller elements that can be worked on over…

Categories: Operational Excellence, Harvard Business Review
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12.30.15  Ron Ashkenas

A New Year's Resolution: Let's Learn The Difference Between Cooperation And Collaboration

Everyone agrees that collaboration is critical for major projects and initiatives. The reality, however, is that meshing the skills and resources of different departments, each focused on their own distinct targets, to achieve a larger organizational goal, is much …

Categories: Operational Excellence, Forbes
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