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Creating a Culture for Growth Build an organization of Growers, not Fixers; choose one of the five growth cultures based on your situation and needs; and know when to sustain growth by changing course. Growth Q&A Growth isn't about getting bigger. Leading Growth Concentrating on improving corporate inner workings has left many managers out of practice planning and executing growth strategies. Leaders need to learn what the new rules for growth are. Moving Forward When There Is No Visibility Avoid paralysis and over-analysis when facing severe uncertainty. Keep moving ahead by thinking differently, avoiding predictability, taking parallel paths, and creating a "no-fault" corporate culture. The Ron Brown Awards Commemorate his life and belief that business be a force for good in the world by establishing an award, granted as a parallel to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards, that recognizes America's top exporters and most thoughtful, responsible overseas investors. The End of Growth: Why it always ends and what you can do about it Discusses the new rules for growth in the post-Enron era. It warns that business growth invariably ends, but if the decline is anticipated, it can be pushed further into the future. Sustained growth requires the courage to abandon one growth path for another. This essay is part of Business: The Ultimate Resource, a 2000 page reference to leading business ideas, thinkers, practitioners and best practices. Published by Perseus in September 2002. Order it at amazon.com. |
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Rethinking the Organizational Architecture 12 troublesome issues that plague most organization structures - and what to do about them. Term Limits for Managers avoid keeping managers in place long after the reason they were selected becomes irrelevant by, at the time a manager assumes a new position, announcing a date for vacating that position . In effect, a limited tenure, or term appointment, is set for each manager, keyed to completion of high priority, multi-year goals. |
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Is There an Alternative to Downsizing? Growth is the best alternative to downsizing. Lessons from Successful Streamliners Ideas The New York Times calls the right way to shrink a company. Reshaping the Corporation for the Future: Eight Lessons Guidelines for companies wanting to handle organization restructuring effectively and humanely. The Human Side of Downsizing How to give attention to the human as well as the business issues involved in organization change. |
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