Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Much of what is written about leadership falls into the category I call ‘trait-centered leadership’: someone deemed ‘at the top’ who uses his/her personality, influence, and charisma to inspire and give followers – possibly not ready for change – a convincing reason to follow an agenda set by the leader or the leader’s boss.

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Change Starts Here

DECEMBER 22, 2015

As change management professionals our success often depends upon our ability to influence without authority and to influence “difficult” people. Beware of Bad Change Management. There are a lot of change management experts and approaches to choose from. of change management methodologies and services. Guest: Dee Daley.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 5, 2015

2015 was a big year for Millenials. workforce in 2015. I recently shared my thoughts on Eric Jacobson’s leadership website about how managers can engage their Millenial employees. Managers lament being informed of problems. Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer and thought leader.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Originally published in December 2016: After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. James Dallas. Make sure that at some point that includes them, even if it's just in the form of a feedback meeting).

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Soon, I will announce my choice for best book about leadership for 2017. After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. In the meantime, let's flash back to last year's winner. James Dallas. James Dallas.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 10, 2015

Much of what is written about leadership falls into the category I call 'trait-centered leadership': someone deemed 'at the top' who uses his/her personality, influence, and charisma to inspire and give followers – possibly not ready for change - a convincing reason to follow an agenda set by the leader or the leader's boss.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 16, 2017

After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Technically, the book came out in the fall of 2015, but gained its popularity and momentum in 2016, hence my selection as my 2016 pick. James Dallas.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 6, 2017

After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Technically, the book came out in the fall of 2015, but gained its popularity and momentum in 2016, hence my selection as my 2016 pick. James Dallas.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. The largest, best-educated generation in history has become an under-utilized resource, vastly unprepared to move into positions of responsibility and leadership. Avoid making this your Kodak moment.

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Change Starts Here

AUGUST 25, 2015

The resulting methodology has its foundation in proven change management practices, combined with the essential element of influence that propels your ability to affect change. Join me September 28-30 in Atlanta for the Fundamentals of Change Management workshop, and I’ll share these tools, exercises, and insights with you!

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Change Starts Here

JANUARY 13, 2015

You’ll learn a practical, straightforward change management methodology with examples, exercises, and tips to help you keep your change project moving forward. These are the events you don’t want to miss if you’re trying to make a difference at work: Winter/Spring 2015 Schedule. Uncover and Reduce Resistance.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

It actually causes resistance. Information Causes Resistance. We're actually creating resistance, losing business, destroying relationships, and impeding change. We learned about homeostasis in 6th grade: anything that is seen to be pushing the system out of balance will create resistance. Are they just stupid?

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 25, 2014

They tend to resist negative judgment. Feed forward can be a useful tool to apply with managers, peers, and team members. This can lead to very negative – or even career-limiting – unintended consequences when applied to managers or peers. He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 29, 2015

Anyone who will touch the final solution must be present to move forward or there will be fallout, sabotage, and resistance: there is no way to compensate (as per creativity or consensus) once a meeting is held with folks missing. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. No restrictions. All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2015

For real change (like learning something new) to occur, our system must buy-in to the new or it will be automatically resisted. We are programmed to maintain our status quo and resist anything new unless our beliefs/mental models recognize that the new material will align with our status quo regardless of the efficacy of the required change.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2015

Why Promoting Behavior Change Causes Resistance. will create resistance without the necessary buy-in from the foundational beliefs that caused the problem. Behind every resistance is a belief that is holding the ineffective behavior in place. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Deming Institute

JUNE 30, 2020

Stephen Covey similarly described this concept using the metaphor of a ladder, stating, ”Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall” (Covey, 2011). Leadership and Management. 2015, November). ” Want More? References.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Based on thousands of years of practice, mindfulness techniques enable people to manage their attention, improve their awareness, and sharpen their focus and clarity. To help resist an automatic impulse to hit the reply button, consider these three quick tips: Turn off all email notifications, including pop-up windows, alarms, and ring tones.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

He mentions that after providing great training Proctor & Gamble’s management system was very reluctant to adopt the better management methods. Management has two primary Quality System responsibilities: Maintain a staff of people that are highly-qualified and genuinely care.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2015

That’s a hell of a lot to think about, and that’s why change is so perplexing, so resisted, and often so fought against. Attitude , The Little Green Book of Getting Your Way , The Little Platinum Book of Cha-Ching , The Little Teal Book of Trust , The Little Book of Leadership , and Social BOOM! FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 17, 2015

Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Resistance to Guidance: Why Sales, Coaching, and Leadership Practices Falter. Resistance to Guidance: Why Sales, Coaching, and Leadership Practices Falter. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 26, 2014

Why We Resist Change. Almost every participant who attends my leadership training program intends to apply what has been learned back at work. Even when I’ve gotten the greatest advance build-up as someone who can help people change for the better, I still meet resistance. Leadership' Most do, and they get better!

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2015

Often referred to as pacesetters, companies that have chosen to embrace and engage cloud, analytics, mobile, and social strategies are cleaning the clock of their competitors who have chosen the path of cautious resistance or even abstinence. My good friend, Sandy Carter, is one of IBM’s General Managers, and their social selling evangelist.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The costs of degrading and ignoring employees and making customers conform to our money-saving practices cost us high turnover, a paucity of fresh ideas and new leaders, and the need to hire more supervisory managers to handle the fallout. They adopt leadership roles, put in longer hours, and have fewer sick days. All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2015

FORTH FAILURE: Senior management has not endorsed or used the process. Senior management won’t use the process themselves. Natural resistance to change. Attitude , The Little Green Book of Getting Your Way , The Little Platinum Book of Cha-Ching , The Little Teal Book of Trust , The Little Book of Leadership , and Social BOOM!

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Edwards Deming’s process management theory. Those successes come from two primary factors: First, Intermountain developed an ability to measure, understand, and feed back to clinicians and clinical leadership detailed clinical variation and outcome data. Correctly managed, they lead naturally to patient-centered care.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

Moreover, in many countries the prestige, pay, and job security of big companies are difficult to resist. Gayathri Vasudevan , a 2015 “ Entrepreneur of the Year ” in India, is a cofounder of LabourNet Services , which provides training for the unskilled. Know that funding alone is not going to solve the recruiting problem.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2017

hospitals and health care groups have experimented over the past decade with new management structures and alternative payment models to provide quality health care at lower cost. And it explains why management-led organizations that have not embraced physician input have run into resistance. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

The World Economic Forum’s recent Global Gender Gap Report 2015 gives us a wealth of detail about the continued worldwide imbalance in gender equality and what it means for the future. And it’s been shown that once women attain leadership roles, the number of women serving in senior positions starts to rise.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

corporate boardroom representation , despite solid evidence that greater women's representation in corporate leadership correlates directly with improved business performance. In the last five years, women and minorities actually lost ground in U.S. Call it "gender fatigue," the growing invisibility of bias in the business world.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

According to PwC’s 2015 study on Global Innovation , U.S. In Conference Board’s 2015 CEO Challenge study , 943 CEOs ranked “human capital” and “innovation” as their top two long-term challenges to driving business growth. Leadership is changing — fast. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

A 2008 survey of 250 managers in the UK revealed that 90% of them believed that political skill is required to succeed and to improve one’s career prospects. A 2013 study published in the Journal of Leadership Studies finds that men and women see themselves as equal in relation to their political abilities. This comes at a cost.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Much less attention is paid, however, to the manner in which Buffett manages the company itself. This is somewhat surprising, given that his management system is very different from those of other publicly traded companies. We found the following three things: Managers are highly trusted and given considerable autonomy.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2018

In 2015, UCAR appointed Brinkworth as the Director for Diversity, Education, and Outreach (DEO), (later called the Chief Diversity Officer), and was tasked with making UCAR more diverse and inclusive. .” Invite non-managers to foster communication across the organization.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Instead, leaders of these companies excel at five unconventional acts — management practices that contradict conventional wisdom. Second, many managers assume they should adopt the best practices of their industry and treat external benchmarking as the established path to success. First, these companies commit to an identity.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Before joining Facebook as a security engineer in 2015, I worked in industries from consulting to manufacturing to retail. One of the things that surprised me most about security at Facebook is the level of attention and support that we receive from the company’s senior management team. After all, hackers have P&L sheets too.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

By making such a bet, IBM will face much greater resistance than Gerstner faced, both internally (business units protecting turf) and externally (investors decrying the poor short-term results and future risks). IBM leadership must have the courage to quickly modify or even eliminate the ones that aren’t working according to plan.

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