Seducing Leaders in Five Steps
Posted on02 Mar 2015
Tagscompliments, Harvard Business Review, Influence, leadership, power, praise, The Economist, leadership dark side, homophily, Andrew O'Connell, leader-nutrition analogy, sycophant, Trojan horse
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The power of leadership makes leaders more exposed to certain types of influences. They allow those with less power to protect themselves.... Read More
Is Collaboration Groupthink?
Groups get people to conform. They cannot exist if people do whatever they want. Those who do not conform leave. If not... Read More
Protection from Extreme Decision Making
Posted on29 Jan 2015
Tagschange, confidence, creativity, decisions, Harvard Business Review, information, innovation, reflection, storytelling, what-if scenarios, big data, forecasting, indecisiveness, balanced nutrition analogy, Mary Riddel, Sonja Kolstoe, University of Las Vegas, University of Oregon
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At its root, extreme decision making is about how we assess possibilities in events. The adage, “Things are never as good nor... Read More
Always in a Hurry Says Something About the Person
Time is relative. Einstein told us so. If we are always in a hurry, it might be more than just not having... Read More
Dealing with Ambiguity
Dealing with ambiguity often occurs when doing things for the first time. The temptation is to make such events clearer than they... Read More
How to Motivate Employees with Words
Posted on15 Dec 2014
Tagsadvertising, change management, compliments, employees, fear, follow up, habits, Harvard Business Review, leadership, motivation, repetition, resistance to change, words, Jeffrey Rayport
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In advertising we learn how to motivate consumers with words. In leadership we need to know how to motivate employees with words.... Read More
Reducing Emails Excellent Leadership
Emails are one of the three biggest time wasters in business. Reducing emails though is simple and cheap. It begins and ends... Read More
Dealing with Complexity
Posted on27 Nov 2014
Tagscomplexity, efficiencies, employees, Harvard Business Review, problem solving, quality, VUCA, Nathan Bennett, G. James Lemoine
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When dealing with complexity, simplifying it to the point of unrealism so it’s easier to understand becomes a major danger. As the... Read More
Finding Right Problem to Solve
Posted on17 Nov 2014
Tagsdecisions, details, Harvard Business Review, problem solving, statistics, Glass-Sand-Water Analogy, emotional triggers, Dwayne Spradlin
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Solving problems is like painting. Prepping is ninety percent. That means ensuring we’re solving the right problem. It’s a common problem. As... Read More
Apocalyptic Decision Making – Dealing with Uncertainty
When four horsemen of apocalyptic decision making (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity [VUCA]) confront us, we tend to avoid them. We avoid... Read More
