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Canoeing with Mintzberg

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Canoeing with Mintzberg Canoeing with Mintzberg

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The CoachingOurselves Reflections 2017 – Rebalancing Society conference was an outstanding 3-day event filled with ideas, presentations and passion shared with us by the brightest minds: Henry Mintzberg, Philip Kotler, Dan Ponterfract, Ed Schein, Jonathan Gosling, Mitch Joel and many other prominent thinkers, businesspeople and coaches. This true feast of sustainable leadership was concluded with a savory dessert – The Great Canadian Canoe Trip, […]

How can I improve my skills in listening and how can I practice my speaking?

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How can I improve my skills in listening and how can I practice my speaking?

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Practice makes perfect. Practice speaking and listening – and use technology to analyze your skills and measure the progress. Sounds sophisticated? Not at all. All you need is a simple speech recorder or just your smartphone. Make it a habit to record all substantial conversations that you have during the day, then allocate ample time […]

How can Elon Musk put in 80-100 hours a week and still have a life?

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How can Elon Musk put in 80-100 hours a week and still have a life?

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(Originally answered on Quora) Most probably you want to share your surprise that Elon Musk, who reportedly stayed overnight at Tesla site on many occasions, still looks and behaves like a normal sociable person, gives interviews and is altogether in good health and good spirits, right? This is because he is fortunate enough to have […]

What are the best tips and tricks for increasing productivity and time management?

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What are the best tips and tricks for increasing productivity and time management?

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Here are a few off the top of my head. I am glad you’ve asked because it’s good to go through the list every once in a while. 1. Always have a plan. Thinking before doing requires some time and internal discipline but gives you an edge over the “doers” who act without thinking.  

Reflections 2017 Global Conference

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Reflections 2017 Global Conference Reflections

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To learn more about the critical role Leadership Development professionals play in society, come to the Rebalancing Society Event, hosted by Henry Mintzberg, Philip Kotler, Mitch Joel and many others. ““Leadership, like swimming cannot be learned by reading about it.” Henry Mintzberg. Register to see Henry and other thought leaders at Reflections 2017 Global Conference! […]

What are the identifiers of a bad project?

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What are the identifiers of a bad project? bad project

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To answer this question (asked on Quora), we need to define the meaning of “bad” in “bad project.”  As an old project management bit of wisdom goes, there are three main reasons why projects fail (and thus may be identified as “bad projects”): Requirements Requirements Requirements  

Dan Ponterfract: “FLAT ARMY”

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Dan Ponterfract: “FLAT ARMY” Required Reading

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Over the weekend, I have read Dan Pontefract’s book “Flat Army.” I was looking forward to reading an inspirational text about change management, corporate culture improvement and employee engagement, but the book appears to take the reader further.  

Why Most Lean Six Sigma Projects Fail?

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Why Most Lean Six Sigma Projects Fail? why lean projects fail

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  Stats indicate that the success rate for Lean initiatives is hardly over 5%. That means that up to 95% of continuous improvement programs fail to rescue the operation and have no sustainable effect. The data and my analysis do not claim to be exhaustive but I believe the TRUE ANSWER to the question is […]

How do we hire the best professional Project Manager?

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How do we hire the best professional Project Manager? Law 7

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Look at it this way: you are hiring a temporary General Manager who will run your business for some predefined period of time and deliver certain results. Regardless of the nature of your business, you will expect your General Manager, above all, to be proficient in making things happen. If what bothers you the most […]

Was Starbucks’ venture into Lean useless?

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Was Starbucks’ venture into Lean useless? Lean Six Sigma vs Starbucks

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I received a few messages with this question in reply to my original article. My answer: Not at all.