TRANSFORMING
BUSINESS WITH
PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT:
INTEGRATING
STRATEGY,
PEOPLE, PROCESS,
TECHNOLOGY,
STRUCTURE, AND
MEASUREMENT
Satish Subramanian
CRC Press, 2015
Mounting transformational
change programs requires
enormous planning and vigilant
monitoring, so launching
more than one or two programs
is a significant drain on
human resources. Subramanian
offers a complex and robust
schema for organizations
looking to successfully transform
their business. By tightly
integrating business strategy,
execution, business transformation,
program management
and organizational change
management, business performance
can be critically
improved.
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By Alyson Nyiri, CHRL
5 GEARS: HOW TO
BE PRESENT AND
PRODUCTIVE WHEN
THERE IS NEVER
ENOUGH TIME
Jeremie Kubicek and
Steve Cockram
Wiley, 2015
Coined by Valerie Gauthier
in 1994, relational intelligence
is the foundation for leadership
development in 5 Gears.
Defined as the capacity for
developing social skills in the
services of fostering relationships,
relationship intelligence
is the future competitive advantage
for leaders. The five
gears correlate to corresponding
behaviour that people shift
into at certain times and with
certain people. Mastering the
behaviour in each gear allows
leaders to maintain relationships
critical for purpose,
direction and leadership.
Talking point
Knowing which gear is our
default and when we need to
switch gears makes us more
productive at work and more
present at home.
WHY WOMEN:
THE LEADERSHIP
IMPERATIVE TO
ADVANCING WOMEN
AND ADVANCING MEN
Jeffery Tobias Halter
Fushian LLC, 2015
Halter is upfront about the
purpose of his book: for leaders
to embrace an integrated organizational
approach to women
in their organizations. Doing
so is a business imperative for
those who want to grow revenue,
improve operating profits
and enhance their company’s
reputation. Most organizations
have failed to think strategically
about women as a business
opportunity and the potential
solution to their biggest business
problems.
Talking point
Supporting the increased role
of women in organizations is
a strategic priority for both
HR and senior management.
HR can help thread an urgent
sense of accountability among
leaders to advance women
within their organizations.
DRIVEN BY
DIFFERENCE: HOW
GREAT COMPANIES
FUEL INNOVATION
THROUGH DIVERSITY
David Livermore
Amacom, 2016
Canada is the only Western
country in the list of top 20
most culturally diverse countries,
with Toronto being in
the top 10 most culturally diverse
cities in the world. Few
would dispute that cultural
diversity yields greater opportunities
for global innovation.
But, as Livermore points out,
it’s a correlation, not causation.
Organizations that learn to leverage
the varied perspectives
from multicultural teams have
a significant opportunity to
find better solutions. Driven
shows the managerial steps
necessary for translating diversity
into innovation. Diversity
combined with high cultural
intelligence (CQ) is essential
for managing diverse teams.
Talking point
Speaking up is necessary for
innovation. Drawing on various
studies, Livermore shows
high CQ predicts the degree
to which individuals will
speak up in culturally diverse
situations. n
Talking point
Significant risk accompanies
disruptive change. Program
managers manage the process
from end to end, beginning
with describing the problem
accurately.
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