What will replace command and control management?
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The end of authoritarian rule

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Strategy is not something you have it’s something you do

Strategy comes from a military tradition and was based on the knowledge that to successfully pursue your objectives in highly uncertain and constantly changing environments, you need future-focused thinking that’s fluid…
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Use a project mindset to create a bridge between the business and your people

In today’s constantly shifting business landscape, the thriving organisations will be those that are nimble enough to adapt at the pace of change. To create this fast-paced adaptability, business leaders need to establish and maintain a meaningful…
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You need a roadmap to successfully navigate the strategic journey

In today’s highly-dynamic world, strategy-making needs to be more than just strategic planning, although planning is certainly involved. It’s not simply high-level strategic thinking because thought alone doesn’t drive business outcomes.…
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The ‘business of busyness’ creates a definition of productivity that undermines our preparation for the future

To thrive – or perhaps even survive – in today’s highly dynamic environment, requires future-focused thinking that’s fluid. It requires anticipatory activity that will allow you to adapt to conditions and events as they unfold. It requires…
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Why you don’t want to future-proof your business

“What can a business leader do to future-proof their business?” This is a question I’m seeing and hearing everywhere. It pops up in the questions that I get from clients, interviewers and audiences. Authors and thought leaders are posing…
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Exploring PROJECTIFY with Mykel Dixon – Projectifying Your Business

It's Monday morning and you want to start projectifying your strategy, but then the questions start to come... Where do I begin? What's the first thing that I do? What do I want to avoid? What does it mean for my business's culture? In…
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Exploring PROJECTIFY with Mykel Dixon – The Power of People

As we near the end of my discussions with Mykel Dixon, this episode explores what I've learned in developing the concepts contained in PROJECTIFY and in applying those ideas in the real world. How the power of this approach isn't in the projects…
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Exploring PROJECTIFY with Mykel Dixon – Empower Your Team

What does a projectified approach to business strategy look like in practice? How does it look for your people? How does it impact you as a manager? The seventh episode of my interview with Mykel Dixon explores these questions...and a few…
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Exploring PROJECTIFY with Mykel Dixon – Sustaining the Strategic Journey

So, your business has carefully created a strategic roadmap and now you've embarked on the strategic journey... How do you sustain that journey? How do you ensure that it remains relevant with a laser focus on your strategic goals? How do…