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The Rise of the Servant Leader

CLO Magazine

The practice of management and leadership is constantly evolving. In the 20th century, information became as important as materials, leading to what my friend and mentor Peter Drucker called knowledge work. But what does servant leadership look like to the average manager who has a budget to work within and goals to meet?

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How companies can Improve their Talent Development and employee retention

Matrix

As such, a vital part of your ongoing management and human resources (HR) strategy needs to be focused on effective talent development. You and your HR professionals need to make ongoing efforts to build their skills, confidence, and leadership potential. This is also an important factor in reducing turnover.

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Learning’s Role in Innovation

CLO Magazine

“People think of quality as a constraint that creates an environment where innovation is not possible,” and yet “there’s a continuing demand for more products that are more cost effective,” she said. A nurturing innovation environment requires explicit skills, ongoing facilitation, leadership and a welcoming culture.

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The Benefits of Using an Employee Skills Database for Organisational Strategy

Acorn Labs

But when you couple it with other tools , analyses and planning activities , your inventory becomes invaluable for effective decision-making for your business strategy, especially when your skills database is consistently updated over time. In a vacuum, a skills inventory is just that: A catalogue of skills present in your organisation.

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The Benefits of Using an Employee Skills Database for Organisational Strategy

Acorn Labs

But when you couple it with other tools , analyses and planning activities , your inventory becomes invaluable for effective decision-making for your business strategy, especially when your skills database is consistently updated over time. In a vacuum, a skills inventory is just that: A catalogue of skills present in your organisation.

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Taking Stock and Making Choices: Working from home and other such stuff

ID Reflections

Luis Suarez summarizes the key point in the para here: … we need handshake leadership; we need to have handshake conversations, handshake friends, handshake dialogues, handshake meetings. This taught me a few things about work, technology and myself. Work —complex knowledge work requires solitude as well as collaboration.

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Umesh

ID Reflections

One of the current projects I am working on required me to meet the well-known Neelam Chhiber of Industree/Mother Earth fame. And got insights into life, learning and leadership from him. He is the group leader of one of the Self-Help Group s (SHGs) working at Mother Earth. Learning is work.