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Effective storytelling: strategic business narrative techniques by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose - As more and more firms grasp that narrative is central to addressing many of today's key leadership challenges - for example, articulating the risks…”
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Navigating the phase change to the creative economy by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose – This article argues that successful leadership needed for the Creative Economy requires different ways of managing, leading, following, thinking,…”
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The Secret Language of Leadership by Stephen Denning

“…The book introduces the concept of narrative intelligence—an ability to understand and act and react agilely in the quicksilver world of interacting…”
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How Tesla’s management innovations operationalize its “Deep Purpose” to save the planet by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose Instead of merely adding a socially popular mission to its existing business goals, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has innovated its operations by working…”
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Recognizing and outmaneuvering the resistance to digital transformation by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose The author reports on the chief obstacle to successful digital adoption, the resistance to change the fundamental way a firm is managed—one requiring a…”
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Why customer primacy must become the driver of performance at JP Morgan by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose Investors balked when JP Morgan Chase bank planned to spend heavily on technology. They understood that to succeed in digital, JPM needs to base its…”
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How measurement makes “Deep Purpose” work by Denning, Stephen

“…[...]they navigated the tumultuous terrain of multi-stakeholder capitalism far more adeptly than most, increasing value for all stakeholders, including…”
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How to make the whole organization “Agile” by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose Agile is the umbrella term for a family of management practices, which include Scrum, Kanban, and Lean. To investigate Agile management as it was being…”
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Crafting a performance-focused strategy of “Deep Purpose” by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose Research has found that firms with deep purpose treat purpose as an existential intention that informed every decision, practice and process. They…”
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In the digital age, the combination of technology and radical management practices drive competitive advantage by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose The author asserts that Gary Hamel’s decade-old prediction of an oncoming avalanche of ‘radical management innovations’ has come true. They are already…”
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Why top managements must change their fundamental assumptions by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose Despite today’s profusion of customer-centric rhetoric, most business people still believe that the primary purpose of business is profits. But the…”
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Leadership transformation reading list: insider guides to customer-centricity, Agile management and visionary innovation by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose The transition from shareholder value primacy to customer-centricity is a multi-dimensional challenge for leaders. Design/methodology/approach Five…”
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Generating market-creating innovation by working backwards from the future by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose What is required to deliver innovation that meets evolving customer needs is a process of learning from the future. Design/methodology/approach The…”
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Why management models are crucial to the success of business models by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose The author posits that the management model of an organization determines what kind of business models can be pursued within that organization and that…”
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The digital age is transforming job descriptions, especially for CEOs by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose To implement a customer-centric vision in the digital era requires leadership that champions principles, processes and practices that promote customer…”
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Effective storytelling: leadership’s magic motivational methodology by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose If leaders really want to change people’s minds and enlist them in existential endeavors, they need an understanding of the dynamics of persuasion and…”
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Mastering the challenge of business ecosystems by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose The author discusses the challenges of implementing a digital ecosystem, a way of transcending the boundaries of a firm to include additional producers…”
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A powerful diagnostic tool for 21st Century management by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose The author offers The Principles, Processes, Practices (PPP) Worksheet, an analytic tool that can help firms diagnose their current status in relation…”
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Lessons learned from mapping successful and unsuccessful Agile transformation journeys by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose The purpose of this article is to show how companies that embraced the Agile management mindset succeeded at continuous innovation…”
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The quest for genuine business agility by Denning, Stephen

“…Purpose The article warns that genuine business agility is not easily achieved despite the many consultants offering their services as specialists. It lays out…”
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