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The Essence of Successful Executive Teams
“It is not in good times that you see the value of team alignment, but in difficult times,” Aad says. “Teams that manage to navigate successfully through difficult situations, that face disruptive changes and find answers, that manage to inspire the organization despite the uncertain and complex changes it has ahead.”
Read MoreThe 10 Most Popular Articles on LeadershipWatch in 2015
Find here the Top 10 articles selected by our readers over 2015 For the fourth year in a row LeadershipWatch has welcomed an amazing amount of new readers, and together they selected the top 10 most popular articles over 2015….
Read MoreLeading Complex Change: How to Balance Strategy Development and Execution
Finding the right balance between strategy development and execution has become a vital element in the success of your company. How do you actually create the right balance between strategy development and execution? Read more here …
Read MoreLessons for Leaders from China’s Lao Zi
What ancient Chinese wisdom teaches today’s leaders in times of complex change. “Lao Zi was a native of Chu, a southern state in the Zhou dynasty. His surname was Li; his given name was Er, and he was also called…
Read MoreLeading Complex Change Programs: Stimulate People to Think Impact!
Over the past 25 years I have been involved in various complex change programs for companies in all kinds of markets and circumstances. But in the past years I have seen the world of Business Transformation, Program and Project Management change substantially. I will share my insights and highlight 3 vital elements that determine the success of change programs in today’s business reality. In this article I focus on the first element: Stimulate your people to think and communicate in terms of impact.
Read MoreHow to Avoid 3 Big Collaboration Traps? Morten Hansen’s Book Helps
Collaboration across functions and company units has become a top priority for firms in the United States, Europe and Asia (read more here). And yet too many collaborative efforts fail. A whopping 75 percent of cross-company teams are currently dysfunctional,…
Read MoreHow to Lead Global Teams: One Powerful Tip for Westerners
How to lead cross-cultural teams, particularly teams where East meets West? What are concrete things you can do to help your global team in real-life business situations? This was the topic of my recent keynote at SIETAR Europa’s congress in…
Read MoreStrategy Execution: Get Collaboration Right!
To execute your business strategy successfully and keep programs on schedule, supporting people to get collaboration right is just as important as good planning. Have you really thought this through? In today’s turbulent business environment, where companies and organizations are…
Read MoreWhat Western Business Leaders Learn in China
The Chinese learn from us more quickly than we learn from them. Let’s reverse the situation, and use working with Chinese people to our advantage. Jack Ma founder and chairman of the successful Alibaba Group, discovered the power of e-commerce…
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