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FALL 2018

Feature Article

The Bias Field Guide:A Roadmap for Success

Bias is all around us. It creeps into our thoughts and infiltrates our decision-making. Sometimes we’re aware of it and sometimes we aren’t. In our feature section, we identify the many biases built into everyday life, how to spot them, and how to use them to your advantage for business success.

BY JIMMY MITCHELL, DANAL SLAY, AND ANDREW THOMPSON

TABLE OF CONTENTS / FALL 2018

Assessing the Maturity of Your Finance Organization

It is important to use assessments to identify strengths and weaknesses within your organization.

by Jeremy Miles

Data Regulations: Power to the People

What business leaders should know about GDPR, the sweeping regulation on consumer data rights that went into effect May 25, 2018, carrying stunning enforcement power.

By Adam C. Johnson

Discovering the Artist Within: Conveying Critical Business Messages Through Pictures

Why closing our laptops and picking up crayons to illustrate a message is a powerful tool for communication and collaboration.

By Sarah Lynn Davis and Allison Stunja

Strategic Maintenance: Is Your Strategy Still Realistic?

Companies must invest in tools and metrics to make sure projects in their strategic plans remain aligned as times change.

By Will Funderburg and Keeley Wikle

Autonomy and Engagement

In this third piece of a nine-part series, we look at the next section of the Jabian Engagement Framework: How autonomy increases employees’ engagement.

By Fred Jewell and Tracy Reznik

Does Your Company Culture Measure Up to Your People’s Needs?

A focus on work-life balance, employee recognition, compensation, and a people-first environment can create a strong corporate culture. What are the strategies for making it happen?

By Lubna Memon

Agile and Demand Management: Giving Everyone a Seat at the Table

Moving your organization toward Agile may not be as scary as you originally thought, once you understand how to map Agile concepts with traditional Waterfall delivery methods.

By Dwayne Foster and Jackie Gildea

Letter from the Founders

“Sometimes the best answers come from somewhere unexpected—usually hiding in plain sight.”

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Managing the “Big Rock” Projects

Many of the typical principles of program management apply when you’re facing a major, cross-functional effort—the “big rocks” that you must move. Let’s consider a few ideas for how to modify your approach in an Agile organization.

By Mimi Hall

Badass Brands (and How You Can Have One)

How (and why) you should challenge yourself to think outside the box, get feedback, and take risks so you can become a superhero in the workplace.

By Tara Sconzo and Elizabeth Cheney

Back to Basics: Creating Strong Processes as a Foundation for Scalable Growth

Make operations scalable by improving your processes—by becoming more effective, efficient, and value-driven.

By Lauren Abraham Mahoney, Katie Misel, and Jeff Siegel

Jabian Interview

Cameron Farah of Cox Automotive discusses the pros along with the “Dark Side” of going Agile.

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The Value of Compassion

Consider how your firm’s customer experience journey can improve interactions with your brand—particularly during a consumer crisis—and boost the company’s reputation and bottom line.

By Michael Ojo, Ph.D.

Archives

Check out our archives for more issues of The Jabian Journal.

MEET THE CONTRIBUTORS

Meet the thought-leaders behind this issue of The Jabian Journal.

THE FINAL WORD

A conversation with Patrick Borg, Project Designer Manager at The Airoom Group of Companies

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