Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? Moderate bureaucracy: If innovation becomes difficult because of bureaucratic barriers, employees will stop trying. When employees feel truly involved in the company collaboration becomes the norm and the divide between managers and staff melts naturally.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

defined leadership as “the process of influencing people to direct their efforts towards the achievement of group goals.” If the management of the organization is one that employs an autocratic style of leadership, they will not involve the employees in the goal making process. Koontz Et Al.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

People are switching careers in midlife and thinking entrepreneurially. Those who seek power and love bureaucracy will find it harder to survive as organizations become flatter, which puts more accountability in the hands of each employee and even clients. New choices abound. People want a say in their future. Community is critical.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Leaders are debating the changing nature of work and the perceived decline in job security (the lifelong career at a benevolent company is a fading memory) and the erosion of corporate loyalty. ” In fact, many managers cited cases of younger employees who were contributing more to the company but made less money than older employees.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2018

This ladder holds true for managers and employees within the organization, as well as outside consultants brought in. Appointed agency heads in a government bureaucracy. Some advance into management and encounter similar situations there too. Those who excelled at every assignment given and each stage of their career.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 30, 2010

And, over the course of my career, I have also occasionally done some of these things as well. How might you influence change in that direction? Do they tell stories about overcoming obstacles or being crushed by the bureaucracy? While it is a clever film, it highlights very disturbing things that go on in some organizations.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 13, 2010

The Seduction of the latest management Fad It is easy to become distracted by new management approaches that “ everyone is doing”. Management processes will help you get things done. Over- involvement in the nitty-gritty of the work takes you away from what you are really supposed to be doing.

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