But ultimately, the competitive difference will be made by the level of organizational influence exerted by the data scientist to make the information from the data actionable.

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But despite such common practice, new research about the damaging organizational influence of ambient, or secondary, bullying suggests managers just may want to increase their efforts to eliminate bullying completely.

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Beyond the call of duty to impact and influence organizational business goals, ERGs must remain continually focused on building a talent pipeline, increasing representation and inclusiveness (that includes expanding the role of executive sponsors), and advancing their employer of choice efforts.

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One of the central tenets of this school of thought on organizations is that senior teams and directors have an outsized influence on organizational outcomes.

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Because they bring with them a history of organizational relationships that carry more weight and influence.

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They are from a conference I spoke at yesterday, a conference about how social media can influence the meaning and feel of organizational life (more on that conference in later posts).

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Like any attempt at organizational change, it is the behavior of those at the top that often yields the strongest influence.

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Once women get to the top in sufficient numbers to actually influence corporate strategy, unwritten rules about what someone has to do to be promoted in the organizational pack will naturally evolve to include female preferences too.

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