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Teamwork: Google’s data shows that sensitive beats smart

Teamwork - Google’s data shows that sensitive beats smart

Google’s quest to crack the team excellence code brings the author back to his childhood – when his parents insisted on two simple rules for discussions around the dinner table. It turns out these rules are the keys to team success!

Article first written for the People + Strategy blog of HRPS (USA).

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A customer-focused culture for market leadership and innovation

Airbus Helicopters' Customer Delivery Day

Stories about companies losing their market dominance often concentrate on the technology-disruption angle (e.g. how Apple’s iPhone destroyed Nokia’s mobile business). The same is true when new players shake entire sectors (e.g. how Uber’s app is causing havoc to the taxi industry). However, the story of Airbus Helicopters in North America reminds us that market leadership – and innovation – is first and foremost about customer focus.

Article first written for the People + Strategy blog of HRPS (USA). The Strategic Capability Network (Canada) also published the article on its blog.

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Give a change stethoscope to your managers

The critical role that direct managers play during change – both upstream and downstream – cannot be overemphasized. They represent the real keystone of organizational change. However, managers have no time, nor need, for the kind of tools favored by internal change consultants and project teams. What do they really need then? Three things: a very concise overview of your model; stethoscope-like tools; and better influence and “light-politics” skills.

Article first written for the People + Strategy blog of HRPS (USA); and subsequently featured on SmartBrief, a content aggregator which selects “only the most important industry developments from more than 10,000 major media outlets, regional newspapers, trade publications and blogs”. The Strategic Capability Network (Canada) also published the article on its blog.

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Wanted: generation-savvy creative director for HR & IT

Two recent discussions prompted this blog post – the first one with a media executive; the second with a University professor. It is about reaching the Millennials and their older colleagues in the digital world.

Article first written for the People + Strategy blog of HRPS (USA). The Strategic Capability Network (Canada) also published the article on its blog.

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