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Being relentless in continuously learning and improving your organization requires a disciplined approach and results in a stronger organization.
VIDEO | Jim Collins, best-selling author of “Good to Great,” talks about innovating to stimulate progress toward better results while preserving an organization’s core mission and values.
VIDEO | Sally Osberg, President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, challenges leaders to counter their impatience for solutions with a disciplined approach to examining assumptions.
PDF | Peter Drucker describes continuity and change as two poles rather than opposites. Read about ways to maintain necessary continuity while encouraging positive change.
VIDEO | Successful leaders often reject the idea of making a choice between opposing options. Instead, they integrate the best aspects of both to create a better solution. Author and strategy advisor Roger Martin explains the concept of integrative thinking.
PDF | The world is changing rapidly and our theories of how to produce change become obsolete. Read Peter Drucker’s advice on challenging assumptions to make sure programs are always up to date and as effective as they can be.
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