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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

Parallels between shared music-making and OD In the dynamic world of organizational development (OD), business leaders oftentimes find themselves on a continuous quest to find innovative and effective strategies for fostering teamwork, navigating change, and enhancing employee well-being.

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A Case Study of Crowdsourcing Gone Wrong

Harvard Business

Founded by entrepreneur Ben Kaufman, Quirky developed a platform that connected the company with outside inventors and project contributors. We have interviewed Quirky executives and studied each of the company’s product offerings, publicly available product reviews, and their development process. Marrion Barraud for HBR.

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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

And in 2014, it decided to purchase Beats Electronics which had just launched a music streaming business. Rationale: In both the Siri and Beats cases, Apple had the capabilities to develop the technology / product it was purchasing itself. Rationale: The cost to develop a new car platform is high.

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A Look At Academic Research on Crisis Communication From #AEJMC14

Melissa Agnes

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the 2014 AEJMC conference , which took place in my hometown of Montreal. In other cases, crisis management case studies were incorporated but not to their full extent. It may sound like I’m picking on academics and that’s certainly not my intention.

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To Better Train Workers, Figure Out Where They Struggle

Harvard Business

When it comes to training and workforce development, lots of them. In a 2014 survey , 55% of executives said a major constraint to investing in training was that they did not know how to measure success. Three-quarters of our training is practicum, providing hands-on practice through role playing, case studies, and simulations.

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Melissa Agnes to Conduct Crisis Management Workshop at the GCC Government Social Media Summit in Dubai

Melissa Agnes

On September 17th and 18th 2014, Melissa Agnes, President and co-founder of Agnes + Day, will be presenting a two-day workshop on social media for crisis and emergency management for healthcare at the GCC Government Social Media Summit in Dubai. Develop an initial strategy to achieve these goals and objectives.

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What You Don’t Know About Malaysia Airlines and How They’ve Handled the Crisis of Flight MH370

Melissa Agnes

As part of my contribution to the Agnes + Day team I have the opportunity to share with you developments around the world relating to protecting the privacy of all people when they either voluntarily or out of necessity, like purchasing an airline ticket, provide their personal and private information via digital platforms.

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