Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

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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CO2

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Organizational psychologist Chris Argyris, a Harvard professor, uses what he calls the “ Ladder of Inference ” to explain how we take actions based upon beliefs–and how our beliefs, in turn, lead us to select observational data. Bring cognitive diversity into the discussion to improve results.

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CO2

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Organizational psychologist Chris Argyris, a Harvard professor, uses what he calls the “ Ladder of Inference ” to explain how we take actions based upon beliefs–and how our beliefs, in turn, lead us to select observational data. Bring cognitive diversity into the discussion to improve results.

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 5, 2011

Former Harvard Professor Chris Argyris pointed out how “upward feedback” often turns into “upward buck-passing”. In an academic institution the goal may be just sharing diverse ideas, without a need to impact the bottom line. Corporations are different that academic institutions. Hours of acrimonious debate can be perfectly acceptable.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Lisa Kohn , from The Thoughtful Leaders Blog , says “ONE THING every leader should have in their IDP – an understanding of Chris Argyris'' Ladder of Inference. As you can see by the diversity of the responses, there really is no “one right answer”. Thanks to all of the authors for submitting such outstanding recommendations!

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2016

Hire for transformation Hiring decisions should be based on careful considerations of capabilities and experiences, and should aim for diversity to overcome the natural tendency of managers to select people much like themselves. Your goal in reflection is to raise your game in double-loop learning.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

In fact, the late organizational learning scholar Chris Argyris argued the opposite in his classic HBR article Teaching Smart People How to Learn. In his study of strategy consultants, Argyris found that smart people tend to be more brittle. Great strategy is aided by diversity of thought and attitude.

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