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3 dysfunctional behaviors leaders use to avoid discomfort

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

You don’t have the energy for listening to them try to convince you, so you say yes. The point is, they’re every bit as uncomfortable with conflict as the person who avoids or appeases; they just have a different method of operation. You feel honored, but your insides are screaming “NOOOOO!” But—you want them to like you.

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Using Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge to Gain Insight into Data Collection

Deming Institute

APRIL 14, 2016

In ads IBM touched on the use of data in transportation, healthcare, manufacturing, crime, love, education, farming, pollution, weather, energy, and many other areas! The theory of knowledge helps us recognize that someone decides what data to collect and what operational definitions to use.

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What the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Looks Like in Practice

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

Americans — and American companies — have also connected the dots between clean energy and economic growth, with 87% last year saying that developing clean energy should be a priority for the President and Congress. In Colorado, the state renewable energy mandate was bumped up from 20% to 30% in 2010. The program delivered $1.6

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Power Planning Proposal Energy

Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. hbr staff/bettmann/Getty Images. The soaring U.S.

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India's Exploding Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

An Indian investment bank, Avendus, projects 376 million Indian Net users by 2015. The Indian government sponsored the introduction of 3G services in 2011 with a $30 billion spectrum auction. Morgan Stanley projects that 3G penetration will reach 22 percent by 2015. Mobility will drive much of the expansion in Internet usage.

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Is U.S. Manufacturing Making a Comeback?

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

increase in manufacturing in July 2011, with a year-on-year gain of 3.8%. to China had slowed down, and in some cases, is operating in reverse. A study by the National Skills Coalition, released at the August 21, 2011, meeting of the Southern Governors Association, affirms this. Likewise, the Federal Reserve reported a 0.6%

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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Ben : Yeah, I think always of Southwest, and it’s actually probably a little different take on the spirit, but I always think of Herb Kelleher and the natural high energy that they have in the excitement and energy around that. And finally, 2015, “Conversations on Servant-leadership”, which is a little different.

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Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing

An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Ben : Yeah, I think always of Southwest, and it’s actually probably a little different take on the spirit, but I always think of Herb Kelleher and the natural high energy that they have in the excitement and energy around that. And finally, 2015, “Conversations on Servant-leadership”, which is a little different.

Greenleaf

Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing

The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. ” Improving risk management. Since its launch in 2012, Flyknit has reduced 3.5

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Sustainability Matters in the Battle for Talent

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

Another team developed a plan to reuse and optimize networking systems in offices, which cut energy costs by $22 million. And in a departure from attitudes five or 10 years ago, most employees care more about ensuring that the business operations themselves are sustainable than they do about philanthropic activities, as shown in this chart.

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What’s Wrong with the FAA’s New Drone Rules

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. In fact, the FAA had originally promised the rules by 2011, but it proceeded to miss every deadline it set for itself , as well as those established by Congress. Which is pretty much all of them.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. The platform brings wind, solar and other renewable energy producers — even individual homes equipped with solar panels — into the same ecosystem. Make the tough calls on people.

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6 Reasons Platforms Fail

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Studying these successes and failures, we’ve identified half a dozen key reasons platforms fail, all of which boil down to managers’ misunderstanding of how platforms operate and compete. In 2013, Johnson Controls invited developers to help them build Panoptix, an energy efficiency platform for buildings and office space.

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Smart Cities Are Going to Be a Security Nightmare

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2017

In the fictional world of the video game Watch Dogs , you can play a hacktivist who takes over the central operating system of a futuristic, hyper-connected Chicago. On April 8, hackers set off 156 emergency sirens in Dallas, Texas , disrupting residents and overwhelming 911 operators throughout the day.

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Why Startups Like Uber Stumble Over Problems They Could Have Avoided

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

As a business term, “unicorn” was coined to describe a rarity: In 2011 there were just 28 early-stage companies, still privately owned, with investment valuations of $1 billion or more. But we do know from our research that rapidly growing companies — especially unicorns like Uber — face a high risk of stumbling.

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What the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Looks Like in Practice

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