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Build a Mission Worthy Team

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Bell’s work will play a large role in their success. The post Build a Mission Worthy Team appeared first on.orgSource. When the first crew of astronauts departs for Mars, Suzanne T. Bell is an associate professor of industrial and organizational psychology at DePaul University. She studies team composition.

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Governance Is a Journey: How APICS Built Trust, Resilience, and Growth

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When Abe Eshkenazi stepped into his role as CEO of APICS in 2006, he inherited more than an organization facing financial strainhe faced a governance structure mired in distrust and inefficiency. The disconnect between the board and staff wasnt just a cultural issue; it was hurting the bottom line.

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Doing good, wrong? The role of philanthropy in keeping people safe

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Those cases sparked awareness among many funders of their role in incentivizing safety and their obligations when failures occur at grantee organizations. The Funder Safeguarding Collaborative (FSC)fiscally sponsored and co-founded by Global Fund for Childrenworks to create organizational practices and cultures in support of safeguarding.

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To lead in DEI: Disrupting inequality requires disrupting culture  

Candid

Integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values into an organization’s culture, however, requires intentional effort and awareness. Expanding the DEI lens: Equitable and inclusive structures In 2015, we focused on building a solid HR infrastructure, constantly evaluating our efforts in the context of DEI.

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Shifting power: How the Ford Foundation’s DEI commitment is transforming culture and impact 

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We needed to widen our search for talent to build a more diverse team. We advertised open roles on websites and platforms serving diverse communities, expanding our reach beyond our usual channels. We rewrote job descriptions to use gender-neutral language. And that is how inequality is ultimately disrupted.

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Is your organization creating bad leaders?

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Organizations are not mere collections of departments, roles, technologies and processes. Ambiguity as the Enemy of Accountability Ambiguity in roles, decision-making authority, or performance expectations is another byproduct of poor design. When the choreography of design falters, leadership stumbles.

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When Culture is a Skill Set Leaders Reap Rewards—PCI Lives Their Values

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Organizations that treat culture like an impromptu party will see their “guests” leave early. Culture revolves around personalities and a positive environment depends on understanding the needs of individual players and their interaction as a team. But we realize that building culture isn’t a project with a finish line.

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