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RE-IMAGINING THE CULTURE OF HYBRID WORK
HYBRID WORK … is that something like a HYBRID car? Actually, in a way it is. When you think about the value proposition of a hybrid car – you begin to discuss the flexibility of accessing both traditional gas powered automation as well as the newer innovation of electric powered automation. Each has its own…
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What are the Top 5 Priorities for the HR Leaders in 2022?
Gartner research surveyed over 500 HR leaders across major industries to assess priorities and expected challenges in 2022. Building critical skills and competencies along with strengthening change management capabilities top the list. That combination represents what building organizational and leadership agility is all about … creating capability to sense and respond better and faster ….…
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What does a ROADMAP to AGILITY TRANSFORMATION look like?
We all know that becoming more agile as leaders, teams and organizations is imperative but many don’t know how or where to start. Becoming a more agile enterprise is not a quick fix or easy proposition … if you aim to create sustainable change. Our experience suggests it involves about three + years of focused…
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Are You Ready to Re-Boot & Upskill Your Organization
You know how when you reboot your computer and clear out the temporary cache of all those annoying cookies and unnecessary files … your computer acts like almost new again … faster and more responsive. You get an even higher performance lift when you upgrade to a new, better and faster operating system. The same…
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AGILE LEADERS: RESILIENCE TOPS THE TRANSFORMATION AGENDA
Good article from Boston Consulting Group with insights you can use to help your organizations stay healthy and vibrant … even as some organizations begin to discover some “good times”. We aren’t quite sure who first said “necessity is the mother of invention” but it certainly manifested in many ways in the past year and…
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WHAT ARE YOUR AGILITY SUPERPOWERS FOR 2021?
So we are getting ready for the 2021 Super Bowl this weekend. Who is your winner? It’s going to be one unlike any other before … if for no other reason than the lack of those creative halftime commercials so many of us look forward to seeing. I’ll bet there are millions of one-time viewers…
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO FUTURE PROOF YOUR ORGANIZATION?
One of my favorite thought leaders is DON SULL, very smart guy who has been a Strategy Professor at MIT, Harvard and London School of Business. One of Don’s many, many insightful sayings is we are living in an era of the FOG OF THE FUTURE which means we can’t see as far into the…
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THE TAO OF AGILE COLLABORATION – KEY TO SUCCESS IN 2021
We are now one month into the new chapter of 2021. 2020, the last chapter we all experienced earned numerous graphic descriptors – chaotic, disheartening, devastating, demoralizing, demeaning and even disgraceful at times. Take your pick and maybe add your own description to fit your experience. Let’s bury the pain but take away the important…
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RETHINKING CAPABILITY BUILDING FOR 2021
This week marks several milestones for me personally and guideposts for our collective future. It is Thanksgiving week in the year 2020. I am thinking that one thing we might all be thankful for … is that it means it is almost over! 2020 has been a year of aggravated assault on many fronts. It would…
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A New Wave of Change
I believe 2015 will mark a new inflection point in the acceleration of business change and will be the kickoff to another stage in the evolution of work. The next five years will be like the downslope of the roller coaster ride of change – feeling the blast of speed distorting our faces and taking…
Tom O'Shea Consulting™
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