Leading Blog

MAY 18, 2018

Most important, they learned the culture of business, how big companies did or did not do a good job of serving their customers, and their customers’ continuously changing needs. When you begin everything changes. Innovators are curious and have a voracious appetite for learning. Building a company takes time. The reason?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

These outcomes are even more vital during times of continuous change - two of the most common reasons that employees resist change are lack of sufficient information and a fear of the unknown. Jumping to conclusions…. It’s great to strive for success, to shoot for the moon.

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Mills Scofield

MARCH 28, 2013

If we are going to handle this continually changing the world, we have to adapt ourselves. We are in an age of immense disruption: industries, societal codes, politics, demographics, you name it. All we can really control is how we react, and more importantly, pro-act to our world.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

Training a newly formed Afghan Air Force is the epitome in complex continual change management. I can''t put into words my respect, admiration and thankfulness for Matt, his leadership, elegance, eloquence, professionalism and humility. He and his wife, Stacy, enjoy life with their daughter and son in California.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 11, 2012

When I consider companies like Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon, the one constant I think of is change. Interestingly, after I typed that first sentence, I Googled “ Most Innovative Companies ” and found Fast’s list for 2012. How close do you think I got to their list? See for yourself HERE.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

And that decreases the number of patterns you can see and make sense of, therefore reducing your ability to change with the market. As the environment changes (and it will continuously change), sales and marketing professionals are the narrators, story-tellers, and sense-makers.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 22, 2013

Even if that tradition is continual change (which this church is not), every church (and every organization) forms a unique DNA of how things are done. In our setting, it’s developed into a highly structured environment of systems and procedures, which makes change more difficult than in some churches. Take your time.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 17, 2023

A rapidly changing work culture takes creative, innovative and adaptable leaders. Leaders must learn to stretch ourselves as the demands upon us continually change. It’s mandatory just to keep up with the pace of change. We must continue to stretch ourselves to become better servant leaders.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Even if the church’s tradition is continual change (which this church’s tradition was not), every church (and every organization) forms a unique DNA of how things are done. In our setting, it had developed into a highly structured environment of systems and procedures, which made change more difficult than in some churches.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

As the year draws to a close, I'm reflecting on what I have learned about leadership from my clients. It has been a year of challenges for most: relentless business demands, continuing change, and higher expectations from them as leaders. Over the last twelve months, I have seen the best and worst in leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The benefits are compelling: increased flexibility, speed, and innovation as well as cost management. As organizations confront new competitive challenges and disruptive technologies, an agile approach to talent provides both a means of rapid strategic change, as well as a way to increase strategic capability.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

Managing engagement requires new leadership skills. Today, literally everything in the workplace is changing from the volume and complexity of job-related data to the nature of work itself. In the digital age, managing engagement occurs in an environment of nearly continuous change. New leadership skills are required.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Silent Killer #5: Suppressing Innovation. Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. The greatest enemy of innovation is modern management.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Business track records are garnered by going the distance, reading the trends and continually changing. As the years go by, one continues paying dues. The best successes are earned and learned. We should not take good fortune for granted. Learning, experiencing and evaluating is the best process to achieve lasting success.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

As incumbent businesses are increasingly threatened by digitally oriented disruptors, the operating model is as important as the innovative design of the business model. Enterprise leadership—a view of the business beyond optimizing functional silos between business functions and across support functions—is a must.

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