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Lead Change Blog

Chris Argyris, business theorist and professor, says there’s a universal human tendency to organize our lives around remaining in control and winning. Might these hidden needs be the reason most companies have failed at incorporating diversity as a [.]

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Effectively Influencing Decision Makers: Ensuring That Your Knowledge Makes a Difference

Marshall Goldsmith

Former Harvard Professor Chris Argyris pointed out how “upward feedback” often turns into “upward buck-passing”. Enron, WorldCom, and other organizations have dramatically pointed out how ethics violations can destroy even the most valuable companies. Will this comment help our customers?

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28 Leadership Development Recommendations for your Individual Development Plan

Great Leadership By Dan

If every leader made the effort to do what they said they would do, and only say what they commit to doing , every time, every company would be better run overnight. The higher one ascends in a company, the less likely it is he/she will get honest feedback.to his/her face.

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10 Principles For Developing Strategic Leaders

Tanveer Naseer

Most companies have leaders with the strong operational skills needed to maintain the status quo. Such problems can’t be solved by a single command, they have causes that seem incomprehensible and solutions that seem uncertain, and they often require companies to transform the way they do business.