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Leadership Development

2011-10-18

Empowering success in complexity

By Drake Editorial Team

One in six IT change initiatives such as ERP and CRM systems turn out to be money pits, with cost overruns averaging 200% and schedule overruns of almost 70%, according to Bent Flyvbjerg of Oxford.

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2011-10-18

How to resolve conflicts

By Linda Henman

Resolving conflict doesn’t come easily to too many people. Most of us want harmonious relationships and smooth interpersonal interactions. However, we know that disagreements and conflicts are part of any dynamic organization.

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2011-10-18

Beyond manipulating and motivating to leading and inspiring

By Jim Clemmer

We've known for decades that money doesn't motivate most people to higher levels of  performance. In his seminal 1959 book, The Motivation to Work, Frederick Herzberg identified money as a "hygiene factor."

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2011-10-07

Galloping accretion...

By David Huggins

There’s a story about a man who bought a horse from a rancher. He asked if he could have a test ride and the rancher agreed.

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2011-10-07

Cover your assets

By David Huggins

Did you know that the prime directive for every leader is to create other leaders? Well, it makes absolute sense, doesn’t it?

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2011-10-06

Workforce planning improves productivity

By Drake Editorial Team

It’s vital for organizations to consider these differences when making human capital decisions, especially in this period of economic uncertainty. Managers face significant pressure to cut costs through layoffs, restructuring...

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