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Preview Thursday: Developing a Positive Culture Where People and Performance Thrive

Lead Change Blog

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Developing a Positive Culture Where People and Performance Thrive . Let’s see why a positive culture is vital to thriving organizations. Why is positivity important for organizations? How does your organization think and act? Proof for the Positive.

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What do Blue Lobsters Have to do With Innovation? Everything!

Mills Scofield

Blue Lobster at the South Bristol Coop , 2004. To me, a blue lobster is a person who views and organizes the world differently, who rejects the status quo, who loves to try stuff, learn, fail and try again, who is interesting because they are interested and who has impact. The key to innovation has been and always will be People.

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What do Blue Lobsters Have to do With Innovation? Everything!

Mills Scofield

Blue Lobster at the South Bristol Coop , 2004. To me, a blue lobster is a person who views and organizes the world differently, who rejects the status quo, who loves to try stuff, learn, fail and try again, who is interesting because they are interested and who has impact. The key to innovation has been and always will be People.

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ROI of Executive Coaching 500% Return

CO2

Understanding the ROI of Executive Coaching is crucial for organizations committed to fostering growth, innovation, and sustainable success. ROI in this context is measured not only in financial terms but also through various qualitative and quantitative improvements within an organization.

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We Value Leaders More Than Managers

The Horizons Tracker

. “The bias for leadership is among those to which people and organizations should apply deliberative thinking to make better decisions.” The researchers argue that our popular infatuation with leadership began in the 1970s and can be seen not just in organizations but across the media and even in academia.

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How to Discover Your Organization’s Deep Purpose

Skip Prichard

They make sure to embed their purpose in the very operating system of their organizations. Rather than make purpose an integral part of their organizations, they deploy their announced purpose in superficial and peripheral ways, and they may abandon it altogether if they perceive that it will damage their short-term financial interests.

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Lead Change like a Slinky®

Lead Change Blog

Several years ago I led a professional development workshop for the alumni association of my alma mater. In fact, much of my insight came from another toy-based book called Change is Like a Slinky: 30 Strategies for Promoting and Surviving Change in Your Organization by leadership expert, Dr. Hans Finzel. Aim squarely at the future.

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