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Bureaucracy’s $3 Trillion Price Tag In this second article in Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini’s series, learn how a dramatic reduction in “bureaucratic drag” could yield a productivity bonanza.

What Gig Economy? Most of us are still slaves to bureaucracy. Over the last 30 years, the “bureaucratic class” has been growing, not shrinking. That’s a problem, because bureaucracy is a cancer that eats away at economic productivity and organizational resilience. First in a series.

The 7 Most Dangerous Beliefs in Management Come hear Gary Hamel’s talk on the core incompetency of the corporation and how to rethink the architecture and ideology of organizations at the Mashup.

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Beyond the Rosebush - why is it so hard to leave your job?

Once upon a time there were two brothers. They worked in a castle in the woods. It belonged to a powerful sorcerer.

Story by Bernhard Sterchi on September 19, 2018

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5K (500KILOWATT): DECOMMISION AND THE 500KILOWATT COMMUNITY.

Jonathan Swift:Gulliver's Travels " He has been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers, which were to be put in phials hermetically sealed, a

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IS YOUR IT DEPARTMENT CAPABLE OF DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO THREATS?

It was only a year ago that the Wannacry ransomware attack shook the security systems of millions of computers in 150 countries.

Story by Ashwin Patil on September 17, 2018

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APPLE’S TIM COOK ON CHALLENGING INITIATIVES

Speaking at Fortune’s CEO Initiative, Tim Cook mentioned that he always challenges new initiatives by asking: “Is this something that Apple has a special expertise on ?” “Do we have a right to talk ab

Hack by Dr. Willy A. Sussland on September 17, 2018

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MANAGE WHAT MATTERS MOST

My previous paper also published on LinkedIn, “Measure What Matters Most”, I presented 3 keys to optimize the effectiveness of the measures we use in planning and in reviewing.

Hack by Dr. Willy A. Sussland on September 17, 2018

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THE HARD- AND THE SOFT-SIDE OF CORPORATE REORGANIZATIONS

Opening remarks BCG recently published a study showing how much harder it has become for companies to remain on top of their trade.

Hack by Dr. Willy A. Sussland on September 17, 2018

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AGILE MANAGEMENT AND THE EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

Under the title “ The Overlooked Essentials of Employee Well-being” McKinsey published a paper by Prof.

Hack by Dr. Willy A. Sussland on September 17, 2018

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Fortnightly Finances For Agile Organisations - Part 2: Tracking Benefits (counting chickens)

Hack by Danelle Jones on September 11, 2018

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Things You Need to Know When Hiring Foreign Workers

Are you aware that there are dozens of millions of foreign workers in the world?

Story by Ian Pearson on August 29, 2018

How Business Analytics Can Improve Business Management

To understand how businesses can benefit from analytics, it’s important to first understand what business analytics is.

Story by Brooklyn Faulkner on August 23, 2018

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When to Step In or Step Back With Employees

As a manager, it can be hard to decide when you should get involved with an employee's personal life and when you should let things be.

Story by Brooklyn Faulkner on August 14, 2018

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Best Ways to Increase Sales Productivity

Part of running a successful business has to do with increasing your sales productivity. Here are some simple tips that will help you accomplish this.

Story by Madelyn Wilson on August 10, 2018

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business productivity

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Make Your Business Future Ready

AI can move your business forward now and well into the future.

Story by Madelyn Wilson on August 10, 2018

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An Old Dog Learns New Tricks - How Innovation Transformed A Career Lean Thinker!

Two years ago, I was the smartest Lean Thinker in the room.

Story by Steve Paladino on August 8, 2018

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Kaizen

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3 Creative Management Strategies to Build Trust and Emotional Investment

Creating a diverse workforce, providing time and space for creative thinking, and being a personable manager are effective ways to earn trust.

Story by Brooklyn Faulkner on July 26, 2018

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The Seven Most Dangerous Beliefs in Management

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Large organizations of all types suffer from an assortment of congenital disabilities that no amount of incremental therapy can cure.

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Innovation starts with the heart—with a passion for improving the lives of those around you.

The End of Bureaucracy: When Nobody (and Everybody) is the Boss

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The Morning Star Company is one of the world’s leading processors of tomatoes—and one of the most progressive models of a self-managed enterprise we’ve seen. In this Mashup session, Paul Green, the co-founder of the Self-Management Institute and, until recently, Morning Star’s head of development, describes the company’s extraordinary—and extraordinarily effective—approach to replacing manager-management with peer- and self-management.

Creative Populism: Unleashing and Organizing Human Potential Across Boundaries

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The founders of TopCoder and Tongal, the world's largest communities of talented and impassioned software developers and digital creators, make the case for the value of “creative populism,” share the new rules for activating, enlisting, and organizing talent in the social, mobile and digital age—and unpack their disruptive models for the future of work and value creation.

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