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Harris Whitesell Consulting Optimize Long-term Strategy to Maximize Success

How to Optimize Long-Term Strategy to Maximize Success

How to Optimize Long-Term Strategy to Maximize Success (Written for Know Women by Lori Harris, Managing Partner, Harris Whitesell Consulting) Long-term planning is sometimes seen as a waste of time or ineffective. Leading businesses and industries make use of five- to 10-year strategic plans as a key resource for sustaining a company’s vision, market-share growth, brand […]

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TOLERANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY AND AMBIGUITY – A CRITICAL SKILL SET FOR LEADERSHIP

TOLERANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY AND AMBIGUITY – A CRITICAL SKILL SET FOR LEADERSHIP Tolerance is the willingness or ability to allow, endure, and accept a situation, circumstance, or happening. Uncertainty is the state or feeling of apprehensive, doubtful, risky, unpredictable, unreliable, or unsure. Ambiguity is the lack of clarity, consistency, understanding, and certainty. Tolerance for uncertainty

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Effective Talent Management Strategy for Finding and Keeping Top Entrepreneurial Talent

Effective Talent Management Strategy for Finding and Keeping Top Entrepreneurial Talent Written by: Lori Harris, Managing Partner, Harris Whitesell Consulting   Quote: “The best way to create the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker There are various challenges that entrepreneurs experience in finding and keeping top entrepreneurial talent. The aligned entrepreneurial talent will

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Cognitive Communication: Communicating to Maximize Excellence and Business Results

Cognitive Communication: Communicating to Maximize Excellence and Business Results The ability to effectively communicate, and avoid miscommunications, is a key competency for leadership. We know from recent research and studies that productive communications can positively impact engagement, and the reality in the majority of organizations is that effective and productive communications do not happen often

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Executive Presence – An Essential Competency

Executive Presence – An Essential Competency   All leaders are capable of executive presence. Some have varying levels of it. Not all are consistently effective at it. Beyond vision and strategy, both key competencies for executives, there are various other key functional areas of tactical experience and technical knowledge of industry, business, and operational systems

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Agile Organizations: Seven Steps for Excellence

AGILE ORGANIZATIONS: SEVEN STEPS FOR EXCELLENCE Twenty-first century organizations are specialized, lean, cross-trained and highly effective collaborators. They are equipped and able to respond quickly to shifting market conditions. They can articulate a vision of what their organizations stand for, are clear about what they are trying to accomplish, and are focused on how they

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Prosci® Change Management – Enable Your People and Deliver Results!

The Prosci® Methodology is a structured, adaptable, and repeatable approach to enable the people side of change to deliver results. Based on over two decades of research, the Prosci® Methodology takes what we know about people, change and results, and organizes it into a simple process practitioners can apply to create change management strategies and

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OPTIMIZING INFLUENCE AND IMPACT THROUGH BASIS OF POWER

OPTIMIZING INFLUENCE AND IMPACT THROUGH BASIS OF POWER How leaders maximize power influences themselves, others, and the culture of the organization. The power dynamics strategized and played are pivotal in shaping behavioral norms and expectations that lead to organizational vitality. Too often “power” underscores exactly what is needed to realize business success. In business, power

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Got A Job Offer? 16 Ways To Decide If The Company’s Values Align With Yours

Receiving a job offer can be exciting—and sometimes a huge relief if you’ve been on the hunt for a while. However, not every available position within every company is going to be the right fit, and it’s unwise to accept an offer without some careful consideration first. Aside from confirming that you’re comfortable with the

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15 Ways Solopreneurs Can Maximize Sales In Times Of Economic Uncertainty

Typically, when the economic future is uncertain, consumers and businesses alike tend to tighten their purse strings and save money wherever they can. While this may make the most financial sense to your customers, it can negatively affect your small business—unless you pivot in a new, sales-boosting direction. During these times of uncertainty, solopreneurs often

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Taking A Sabbatical? 16 Coaches On How To Maximize The Time Off

A sabbatical is an incredibly rewarding opportunity available to some fortunate employees who have put in a certain amount of time with their current employer. Distinct from traditional paid time off, sabbaticals offer a chance to take a well-earned break while accomplishing something that would be difficult to do while working full-time, whether that be

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14 LinkedIn Trends Job Seekers Should Prepare For This Year

LinkedIn continues to grow its offerings and capabilities, dominating other job search and career-building sites. As more and more professionals join the LinkedIn community to connect with others, it’s become the ultimate networking platform for both employees and employers. Many job seekers use LinkedIn to research new opportunities and companies as they consider the best

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