CHAPTER 7
Spotting Trends and Patterns That Affect Your Business
by Nina A. Bowman
As organizations strive to be more agile, and competitive forces demand a greater ability to anticipate and adapt, individuals need to understand not only what objectives they’re striving toward but also what key trends may affect these goals. Managers at all levels will need to “lift up” and find a greater balance between current-day demands and big-picture needs. As Rosabeth Moss Kanter demonstrates in chapter 11, the best leaders know when to focus in and when to pull back.
Lifting up requires you to keep an eye out for the weak signals of change that may impact your role, department, or business. These signals can come from within your company or the external ...
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