Insanity Is Just a Project Constraint

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Lou Russell

You've had it. You've been leaving voicemails and emails for your customer about decisions you need made that are holding up your delivery of her project. You've even tried to catch her in the hall to no avail. Today, you are copied on an email from this customer to her... More »

Developing A Service Culture: A Leader's Guide to Success

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Ryan D. Bricker

We have all experienced what it feels like to have a memorable customer service moment. It's a moment when your expectations were not only met, but were absolutely blown away. You can make an emotional connection to a business or a brand because of that one experience. ... More »

Executive Development's Role in Strategic Planning

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Scott Saslow

It is a terrific idea for executive-development professionals to play a role in the strategic-planning process, the formation of high-level goals and execution plans. Why? Strategy formulation is the process of choosing the best path for an organization, based on custom... More »

Total System Change Intervention: The Need for Inclusion

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Judith H. Katz

Organizations interested in total system change often over-focus efforts on new policies and procedures, as if transformation can be accomplished solely by rewriting the rule book. When we talk about organizational culture and total system we are talking about the colle... More »

Creating a Servant Mindset: A Powerful Way to Lead

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McKay Christensen

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, at a magnitude 9.0, generated tsunamis and caused one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. The earthquake was unusually large--750 miles of fault line moved 60 feet along the zone where the India and Burma Plates meet. The col... More »