Business Transformation Requires Transformational Leaders

Leadership and teaming skills are front and center in times of rapid change. Meet today’s constant disruption head on with expert guidance in leadership, business strategy, transformation, and innovation. Whether the disruption du jour is a digitally-driven upending of traditional business models, the pandemic-driven end to business as usual, or the change-driven challenge of staffing that meets your transformation plans — you’ll be prepared with cutting edge techniques and expert knowledge that enable strategic leadership.

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When we examine the assumptions underlying approaches to project management or nearly any other business process, it is clear that quite a number of people confuse formality and discipline.

I'm hearing everywhere about how IT spending is shrinking. Major IT software and hardware vendors are cutting back, citing a slowing in spending. Oracle, Intel, and even everyone's favorite, Cisco, have announced cutbacks. What's going on? Is this the end of an era?

When a head of state unexpectedly dies -- in a monarchy or republic -- the citizenry is understandably shocked. They are not shocked, however, when a successor is immediately named. After all, most governments have a clear succession plan based on law, tradition, or both. If the president or CEO of a major corporation meets an untimely death, retires, or simply moves on, there is often a succession plan already in place.