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Mergers 101 (part one): training managers for communications and leadership challenges

Appelbaum, Steven H.; Lefrancois, Frederic; Tonna, Roberto - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 39 (2007) 3, pp. 128-136

mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on their organizations considering the variables: change, communications, leadership, culture … independent variables that are key for successful M&A implementation and execution are identified: communication, leadership and …

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Mergers 101 (part two): training managers for culture, stress, and change challenges

Appelbaum, Steven H.; Lefrancois, Frederic; Tonna, Roberto - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 39 (2007) 4, pp. 191-200

, communications, leadership, culture and stress. Design/methodology/approach – The paper compiles strategies gleaned from academic …: communication, leadership and trust, organizational culture, change and stress. The literature review demonstrates the important …

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Lessons in learning from the Academy of Rock

Cook, Peter - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 39 (2007) 4, pp. 222-226

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the challenge of learning and reinvention from the twin perspectives of academia and the earthy pragmatism of popular culture. It provides a set of lessons to assist organisations to learn and, more importantly, unlearn, so that they can stay ahead....

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Leading a small business? No, it's a rugby club!

Stockdale, Sue; Williams, Steve - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 39 (2007) 6, pp. 339-342

to document a case study on the Leadership Academy developed by the Rugby Football Union to improve the effectiveness of … observations analysed to assess the effectiveness of the Leadership Academy as a tool in helping to develop the community rugby … club leaders. Findings – The results showed that the Leadership Academy helped the leaders to build stronger local …

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A perfect match: decoding employee engagement – Part I: Engaging cultures and leaders

de Mello e Souza Wildermuth, Cristina; Pauken, Patrick David - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 3, pp. 122-128

with ten professionals. Findings – Environment, leadership, job, and individual factors are connected to employee … workplace relationships, and work‐life balance. Leadership engagement factors include vision and integrity. Job engagement …‐esteem, neuroticism, and extraversion. The author suggests that the connections (or the match) between organizational, leadership, job …

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Who defines ethics in your organization?

Crosbie, Rowena - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 4, pp. 181-187

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore ethics at work and present the inherent challenges facing both leaders and learning professionals in encouraging ethical behavior. Design/methodology/approach – Survey results are presented that reveal large numbers of people who consider...

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Business ethics – Part Two: Making it part of your strategy

Holme, Charles A. - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 6, pp. 303-309

Purpose – This second article (Part One in Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 40 No. 5) aims to provide an overview for senior managers of how to develop an ethical culture in business. It describes a management system to support a strategy, and a governance trail of activities that may...

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Liberating Murphy's Law: learning from change

Yeo, Roland K. - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 41 (2009) 2, pp. 67-74

interpretive and socially constructed. Process leadership is characterized by leaders assuming appropriate stewardship and walking …

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Prospering in uncertain times

Price, Tony - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 41 (2009) 2, pp. 75-79

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline some of the measures that UK business leaders can take, during times of economic turbulence, to ensure that their companies survive and thrive. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is written from the perspective of the UK and Ireland CEO...

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The romance of the follower: part 1

Hurwitz, Marc; Hurwitz, Samantha - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 41 (2009) 2, pp. 80-86

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to provide a compelling argument that followership has significant practical value in enhancing career and organizational value; and, second, to encourage dialogue about followership. Part 2 will extend current ideas about followership to...

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