Change Management Strategy #4: Change Jobs, Reduce Tenure
Posted on11 Apr 2013
Tagsadaptability, change management, coaching, decisions, executive, experience, Harvard Business Review, incentives, Job, knowledge, management, perspective, resistance to change, risk, strategy, Change Management Strategy Series, Xueming Luo, Vamsi Kanuri, Michelle Andrews, tenure
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As we acquire knowledge and experience, we tend to become wedded to the status quo. Tenure compounds this effect as Xueming Luo,... Read More
Change Management Strategy #3: Keywords
Setting the mood – by talking about change before we announce it – is a change management tactic. Behind this though is... Read More
Emotions and Intuition as Foundation of All Decisions
Posted on25 Feb 2013
Tagsbrain, decision-making process, decisions, emotional intelligence, emotions, empathy, Harvard Business Review, intuition, logic, motivation, rationale, reason, research methodologies, strategy, technology, The Economist, Foundation & Frame Analogy, Roderick Gilkey, Ricardo Caceda, Clinton Kilts
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One of the more contrarian perspectives that has helped me appreciate people’s decisions is that emotions and its interpretive big sister, intuition,... Read More
Relationships: The Ultimate Power
Posted on17 Dec 2012
Tagsinformal organizational power, Battle of Ganjgal, Dakota Meyer, Medal of Honor, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Adam Smith, warfare, vision, training, strategy, relationships, power, morale
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Many say relationships in business are important, but the real question is, “How important are they?” In reality, they are the ultimate... Read More
Too Much Focus On The Message Ruining Your Message?
Often people focus on the message too much. However, it’s not just the message as Alex “Sandy” Pentland writes in “The New... Read More
Toxic Soil Analogy: Good Ideas Planted on Bad Relationships
Posted on23 Apr 2012
Tagsemployees, strategy, relationships, rationale, perception, minds, management, leadership, ideas, heartfelt, facts, Toxic Soil Analogy, emotions, diversity, organizational culture, conflict management, conflict, cognitive bias, analogy, vision
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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
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
Great Strategy? Don’t Neglect Culture
Posted on12 Dec 2011
Tagsdecisions, using names, strategy, remembering names, relationships, placebo, Nilofer Merchant, names, message, management, intuition, HBR Blog Network, goal setting, employees, organizational culture, compensation
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Many companies are finalizing their 2012 strategies by planning their roll out to their employees. To this effort, Nilofer Merchant’s March 22,... Read More
Social Media Strategy & The Natural Force of Integration
Posted on20 Jun 2011
Tagsbloggers, website, Twitter, technology, strategy, social media, military, LinkedIn, Facebook, analogy
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Several folks on Twitter inspired this post: Ted Coine, Kevin Vonduuglasittu, Tim Steigert, Peggy Fitzpatrick and Michele Price. Their discussion centered around... Read More
Business Examples of Patience’s Merits
Posted on28 Oct 2010
Tagsaction, American, application, approaches, branding, business, client management software, computers, crisis, organizational culture, employees, example, Expat 21, experience, future, information technology, insight, investment, knowledge, management, management by walking around, marketing, patience, public relations, Rahm Emanuel, reorganization, rules, sales, strategy, tactics, teachable moment, training, urgency, warfare, workplace
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A question posted by Expat 21 asked for examples of patience in the workplace, especially those demonstrating a contrast between American and... Read More
