GDS Insights
March 2007

In this issue

LEADER'S CORNER: PAUL STURMAN OF J&J ON MERGING CULTURES

COACHABILITY: THE HIDDEN PERFORMANCE DRIVER

FROM A CONSULTANT'S NOTEBOOK

WEBCAST: HR'S ROLE IN MANAGING CONFLICT

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Coming up . . .
Conflict Management as a Core Competency for Leaders: Keynote Address and Skills Training
United Way Executive Directors
Dallas, Texas
May 24, 2007



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GUTTMAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, INC.

In this issue, J&J's Paul Sturman describes the challenge of creating a high-performance entity from two different cultures; Howard Guttman explains why "coachability" is the hidden key to senior teams' success; and GDS's Robert Krenza connects conflict management to the deeper issue of organizational success. All this in a five-minute capsule. Ready, set, read . . .


  • LEADER'S CORNER: PAUL STURMAN OF J&J ON MERGING CULTURES
  • Paul Sturman

    Paul Sturman was recently appointed president of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Healthcare, North America, following the companyâs merger with Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. Paul recently told GDSI that, "Of all the issues Iâm currently grappling with, none is more important than the question: How do I take two unique cultures and mold them into one power-on, high-performance team?"

    Read on . . .
  • COACHABILITY: THE HIDDEN PERFORMANCE DRIVER
  • Members of top teams serve as an organizationâs ultimate role models. To the extent that they demonstrate a capacity to break away from the tried- and-true to take their performance to new levels of play, the more likely others will follow. Intention here is paramount. Is an executiveâs intention to change stronger than the lure of remaining comfortable with past ways of operating?

    Read on . . .
  • FROM A CONSULTANT'S NOTEBOOK
  • New Robert Krenza

    Here are field notes from a recent assignment led by GDS senior consultant Robert Krenza.

    Presenting Situation: Corporate HR function of a multibillion dollar retailer in disarray. . . VPs of compensation, benefits, and operations not playing it straight with one another . . .

    Read on . . .
  • WEBCAST: HR'S ROLE IN MANAGING CONFLICT
  • HR.com's "Thought Leader" series recently featured Howard Guttman on the subject of HR's role in managing organizational conflict. Click on the link below, then on "View Archive," to hear the Webcast, originally broadcast on February 26, 2007.

    Tune into the Webcast . . .


    Read our latest White Paper: The New High-Performance Leader

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    GDS to Relocate Headquarters

    GDS is moving to obtain greater office space and a top-quality conference/training facility to better serve our clients' need for state-of-the art training and development.

    Please contact us at our new offices after May 1:

    Guttman Development Strategies, Inc.
    400 Valley Road
    Suite 103
    Mount Arlington, NJ 07856
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