Posts Tagged ‘team’
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
Change is one of those loaded words that upholds quite the variety of connotation. It can be exciting, it can be angst inducing. Either way, it’s good, whether it feels that way or not… in the moment. Change means that: Something new is about to begin An opportunity to learn something different is an option [...]
Tags:amp, aptitude, case studies, change, connotation, Executive Coaching, focus team, imperative, LOE, moment change, opportunity, option, organizational development, process, process of progress, skill set, Something, team, variety, way
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Making good hiring decisions is one of those areas which is so darn costly when done incorrectly. It can be so difficult to consider all the factors: 1. Does the candidate fit our corporate culture 2. Does their personality match those already on the team 3. How will their unique skill set combine with those [...]
Tags:Akio Toyoda, Andrew Young, assessment, coaching, Conan O'Brien, corporate, culture, development, hiring, John Edwards, leadership, on-boarding, staffing, team, Toyota
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
I recently completed a consulting project for a global hotel chain where about 15 different consultants were brought together to solve a problem inadvertently affecting the bottom line. Each of us came with varied backgrounds and consulting experiences. The most amazing part of the project, in addition to anticipated affects on long-term profitability, was how [...]
Tags:approach, asking the right questions, business, business week article, consulting, consulting project, economy, Ernst, external consultants, goal, group, hotel, independent consultants, independent consulting services, informal group, James Turley, project, right choices, talent, team, term profitability
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Just want to set the record straight – as a native New Yorker, it’s simply fact that I’m writing about the Yankees World Series win last night, using them as an exceptional example of teamwork. Now I understand the criticism, when you can ‘buy’ teamwork at the price the Yankees can afford it’s easy to [...]
Tags:amp, blunders, common goal, extra innings, hand of time, native new yorker, night, performance team, rainy night, reality, Series, setbacks, slow degrees, team, teamwork, time, voltaire, way, work, World
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