Extroverted vs. Introverted Leaders – The Important Point
Posted on06 Sep 2012
Tagsconditionality, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, The Atlantic, Susan Cain, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, leadership, Jr., Jack Welch, introvert, extrovert, organizational culture, business, Adam Gant, Abraham Lincoln, 12 Most
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American business culture tends to prize extroverted traits over introverted ones. One online survey of 1,500 senior business leaders found that 65%... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #8: Management by Walking Around
No matter how detailed and passionate someone describes his vacation to you, nothing compares to being there. The same holds true for... Read More
Extremely Unified Groups: More Aggressive, More Destructive
Posted on20 Aug 2012
Tagsorganizational culture, creativity, compliance, business planning, aggressive, adaptability, Daisy Yuhas, product of our environment, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, team building, synchronicity, Stanford Prison Experiment, standardization, Scott Wiltermuth, Scientific American, planning, people, military, leadership, innovation, group, dissent, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy
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Groups change people; a person in a group is very different alone. Subliminal influences encourage groups to accept those who adopt its... Read More
Education Bias (Pt 3): Leadership Over Knowledge
An education bias overlooks the profound impact of feelings, emotions and intuition on thinking in choice. Leadership is the most poignant example.... Read More
The Strategy Of Organizing For Successful Change Management
Posted on17 May 2012
Tagschange, change management, group, interpersonal, Jens Krause, leadership, Leeds University, organization, reorganization, team building
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The strategy behind organizing for successful change management taps the power in a committed minority. It does not take many people to... Read More
Toxic Soil Analogy: Good Ideas Planted on Bad Relationships
Posted on23 Apr 2012
Tagsperception, vision, Toxic Soil Analogy, strategy, relationships, rationale, minds, management, leadership, ideas, heartfelt, facts, employees, emotions, diversity, organizational culture, conflict management, conflict, cognitive bias, analogy
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Imagine soil so toxic that nothing will grow. No matter how good our seeds, our farming techniques and the weather are; nothing... Read More
Aligned Leadership And The Leadership vs Management Debate
In this post I want to show how informal organizational power and its role in leadership can produce different kinds of leadership.... Read More
Management Lessons from Online Dating
Posted on05 Mar 2012
TagsChoice, Columbia University, decisions, Eli Finkel, freedom, freedom-order duality, interpersonal, leadership, management, Mark Lepper, Northwestern University, online dating, Personality, problem solving, Sheena Iyengar, speed dating, Stanford, The Economist, thinking process, Thoughts
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The article, “The Modern Matchmakers,” from the February 11, 2012 edition of The Economist contained two major business lessons that I’ve discussed... Read More
Culture, Relationships Trump Vision, Strategy, Process
Businesses spend much money on developing their visions, strategies and processes; however, they spend relatively little on culture, which trumps all of... Read More
Leadership is an Affect
Posted on19 Jan 2012
Tagshumanistic, baseball, change, change management, chess, emotions, feelings, group, humans, leadership, movies, Pied Piper, plays, process, relationships
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One can read endlessly about leadership. However, if plays play on a stage, if baseball plays on a diamond, movies on a... Read More
