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The Tension in Collaboration - Four Groups
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There is a tension at the heart of our efforts to collaborate. This tension and its possible resolution is best captured by the following questions. Should we be putting people first, before technology, in our efforts to collaborate? Does collaboration benefit from a more formal process? Can coll...
The Importance of Relationships in Team Building - Four G...
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After having the best talent, relationships play the most important part in creating a high performing team.
The Foundation Course Overview - Four Groups
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The Foundation Course is an advanced developmental application of 4G. By combining the Social Profiles from 4G with the skills of a facilitator, the Foundation Course represents an alternative to traditional executive coaching.
Restructuring for Lower Costs and Greater Efficiency - Fo...
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There are always unforeseen risks associated with any corporate restructuring programme. In terms of a metaphor, restructuring can be seen as undertaking major organisational surgery, with all the attendant risks and uncertainties. One route to reducing the risks and raising the possibility of a ...
Merger and Acquisition Integration - Four Groups
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Acquisitions vary widely in ambition and scope, ranging from relatively small bolt-on transactions to transformative mergers. Whilst it is true that deals based solely on acquiring a new technology or product can be relatively straightforward to integrate, the majority of transactions require a m...
Managing Intangibles - Four Groups
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By making the traditionally intangible aspects of an organisation tangible, managers can benefit from superior information and greater choice. This new perspective combines insights and knowledge that would previously only have been available by chance alone with a comprehensive view of the organ...
Management Due Diligence - Four Groups
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Four Groups has developed a new model for understanding and predicting relationships and team dynamics called 4G. One of the areas of application for 4G is management due diligence and ongoing portfolio management within the private equity industry.
Linking Talent Development to Deployment - Four Groups
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Linking talent development to talent deployment and extending the reach of talent management all go towards creating a high performing organisation.
Linking Financial Values and Cultural Values - Four Groups
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The financial and cultural values of an organisation often appear to be two separate and distinct entities. However, simultaneously linking and managing them can have a major impact on the success of both strategy and its execution.
Increasing Profits Per Employee - Four Groups
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While profits per employee are a good measure of human capital, the real challenge is knowing how to increase them.
HR - Boom or Bust - Four Groups
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Commentators are currently polarised around the future of the HR function. Some suggest that the function is about to enter a boom period as after several years of cajoling, organisations are placing far greater emphasis on talent management and putting strategic HR activities at the heart of the...
Closing the Hidden Gaps in Organisations - Four Groups
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This article describes how a tool developed by Four Groups, 4G can be seen as a foundation or bridge which links typically hidden organisational gaps and issues. By systematically understanding and addressing intangible and ‘people based factors’, it is possible to close these gaps, make more inf...
Closing the Hidden Gaps in Organisations - Four Groups
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This article describes how a tool developed by Four Groups, 4G can be seen as a foundation or bridge which links typically hidden organisational gaps and issues. By systematically understanding and addressing intangible and ‘people based factors’, it is possible to close these gaps, make more inf...
An Alternative View of Recruitment - Four Groups
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The ability to predict team fit and relationships between candidates and existing team members can make the difference between a successful hire and a high performing team or a costly mistake.
Actions for Enterprise Collaboration - Four Groups
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Companies need to innovate relentlessly to even stand still in an increasingly global and competitive economy. No longer is it sufficient to deliver incremental improvements at a leisurely pace. Instead disruptive innovations of the type that fundamentally alters markets and business processes m...
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