Kevin Keane

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Driving Transformation: 5 Ways Leaders Successfully Manage M &A

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be tumultuous waters for any organization to navigate. The complexities of combining two separate entities, aligning cultures, and ensuring operational continuity are challenges that require adept leadership. Successful leaders understand that M&A activities are not just about financial transactions; they are about managing people, processes, and strategies effectively.  From the […]

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Tools for Transformation: The Power of Non Verbal Communication

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Lyft and ASL When I was in Texas recently, I took a Lyft from the Toyota offices back to my hotel.  When the app confirmed my driver, it sent me a notification that my driver was a deaf person and directed me to this link of helpful ASL phrases.  This was a small moment in

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Engaging Your Employee’s for Today’s Challenges

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Toyota Transformation When Toyota North America launched a strategic objective, “One Toyota” to create more unified operations in North America, they hired Directed Action, Inc. (DAI) to guide the transformation. The project brought together their quality engineering, sales, marketing, financial services, and corporate functions into one single new headquarters location in Plano, TX. TEMA merged

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REPOST: Directed Action COO Kevin Keane in the Los Angeles Business Journal

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Happy New Year! I wrote this article for the LABJ in December and am posting here in the hopes that businesses will think strategically about their advocacy in the coming year! At an event recently, I was struck by something a fellow business owner said. “If you’re in business, you have to involve yourself in

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Aligning your Values with Toyota, Jane Goodall and Directed Action

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  Toyota, a Directed Action client, recently published a video with the iconic Jane Goodall about her organization’s Roots and Shoots program. I recommend watching the whole video but in summary, it’s a spectacular illustration of how large companies can think about their impact and philanthropy. When a company can clearly articulate their values and

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