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3 Steps To Becoming The Company Captain Without Sinking The Ship

3 Steps To Becoming The Company Captain Without Sinking The Ship

A CEO’s departure is like a captain leaving his ship. A smooth, amicable transition lets the company weather the storm; anything less destroys the boat. “With the CEO gone, who will steadfastly guide us through choppy waters?” employees wonder. Will the fresh CEO be an adept navigator, adjudicator, and leader? Those closest to the outgoing leader might even […]

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5 Ways To Make Infrastructure Planning More Manageable

5 Ways To Make Infrastructure Planning More Manageable

It’s no secret that infrastructure in the United States is in disrepair. One recent study found about 60,000 U.S. bridges are structurally deficient, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It seems like everywhere we look, things are falling down around us. These issues will only become more pressing as populations grow. According to UNICEF, about 70 percent of

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How to Sell Change to the C-Suite: Tips from an Internal Change Agent

How to Sell Change to the C-Suite: Tips from an Internal Change Agent

Whether you’re a human resources director, learning and development manager, or vice president of talent development, chances are you’re reading this article because you believe in making your organization a better place to work. But, there’s a common challenge that internal practitioners face. For example, you just left a meeting with your C-Suite discussing their

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The Critical Role of Ethics and Culture in Business Globalization

The Critical Role of Ethics and Culture in Business Globalization

I saw the impact of unethical behavior firsthand when I grew up in Moscow during the late 80’s and early 90’s. As a result of the establishment of the Russian Federation, private businesses were created. And during the transition, economic inequality, increased corruption, scandals, and bribery became the new norm. I moved to the U.S. in

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5 Lessons About Culture Change from the Bottom-Up: The Culture of Builders Within the University of Michigan Health System

5 Lessons About Culture Change from the Bottom-Up: The Culture of Builders Within the University of Michigan Health System

Guest article written by Levi Nieminen, Ph.D. In a previous article for the Transform series, I wrote about the work that is ongoing within the University of Michigan Health System to empower a group of Cardiology Fellows to build the program, training experience, and culture that they want, a concept the Program’s Director, Dr. Peter

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