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Align the Stars in Your Galaxy

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Linda Henman |
Leadership - Management |
Tue, 10/01/2013 - 21:52

Human stars create energy in the organization, often causing explosions of ideas that send shock waves throughout the industry. The human supernovae also influence the formation of other luminaries. To position your company for growth in a global economy and to create the agility to respond to future unforeseen turbulence, you need to create the atmospheric conditions that will allow the stars to shine.

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Learning and Growing with a Mentor

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Self Governance - Leadership |
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 14:19

Linda Drumright, General Manager, Clinical Trial Optimization Solutions, IMS

Mentoring has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my career. Over the years, I have learned a tremendous amount about myself from my work with some of my most determined mentees. Regardless of whether we had similar industry affiliations or career disciplines along our unique paths we were able to help each other expand through our commitment to each other.

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Four Success Factors for Building the Executive Pipeline

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Leadership - Management |
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 00:43

Samantha Howland, Senior Managing Partner, Decision Strategies International

Many organizations face a critical talent transition over the next decade. As experienced, senior leaders reach retirement age, trustees and senior executives cite succession planning as a crucial challenge considering the risks and requirements for smooth leadership transitions.

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The Importance of Entrusting Workplace Freedoms

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Leadership - Management |
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 19:18

Dr. Victor Allis, CEO, Quintiq

In the modern workplace, creating a corporate culture that helps engage employees is a hot topic, and has become a key factor in improving workforce retention and productivity. Yet as companies develop strategies to better engage their workforce, they often miss the opportunity to reevaluate company values and reflect on how employees validate their identity and stake within the company.

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Innovation Saboteurs: The People Who Are Crushing Your Company's Best Ideas (and What You Can Do About Them)

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Management |
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 18:34

Keith Harmeyer and Mitchell Rigie

Not so long ago, a business could thrive for decades on just one great idea. But in today's innovation-driven marketplace, in order to remain relevant and successful you need a big idea every year, every quarter, or in some industries, every few days.

While many new innovation methodologies have been developed, group brainstorming, in one form or another, is still the most widely utilized process for generating and developing ideas. But while brainstorming can be a productive way to solve problems and capitalize on opportunities, far too often the process gets hijacked by disruptive individuals who undermine their team's efforts.