Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 5, 2011

Former Harvard Professor Chris Argyris pointed out how “upward feedback” often turns into “upward buck-passing”. A key part of the influence process involves the education of decision makers. An important guideline in influencing up is to always remember your goal – make a positive difference for the organizations. Nobody wins.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Examples: an accounting manager could shadow HR for a day or an person in operations could learn more about the sales process. For example, it’s easy to cross the line from confidence to arrogance and from passionate to volatile. Developing others is the key competency that distinguishes "leaders" from "managers".

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Finally, there’s the impact on accountability: Research shows that we’re more likely to achieve our goals when we write them down. Clients tell me they actually welcome these conversations that feel more on the record, because they want to make progress on their goals, and the “record” can help measure that.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Our goal today is to learn our way into the future. I'll use the experience of my disappointing speech to dissect the process, because the same steps are involved in both personal and organizational unlearning. Begin the process of undoing. Adaptability is central to how organizations and people thrive today.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2016

You must enshrine acceptance of failure — and willingness to admit failure early — in the practices and processes of the company, including the appraisal and promotion processes. Find time to reflect Strategic leaders are skilled in what organizational theorists Chris Argyris and Donald Schön called “double-loop learning.”

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Development Argyris Learning-by-Doing Innovation 100