Lead Change Blog
AUGUST 5, 2021
Facing the reality of strong employee resistance and even turnover, we have seen Google recently backtrack from its plan to force all employees to return back to the office. They spent their career surrounded by other people. So did Amazon for the same reasons. They’re falling for the anchoring bias.
Eric Jacobson
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The ones who resist making those decisions – who won’t cannibalize their own hero product or won’t terminate the toxic star employee – tend to be insecure and driven by ego or other impure motives. And time spent prematurely cultivating buy-in and fostering consensus just amounts to energy leakage. Incrementalism squanders potential.
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Ron Edmondson
DECEMBER 6, 2017
I’ve been in a senior leadership position most of my career. And, with much of this platform I encourage people to build by consensus and include others in decision-making, but there will be times you’ll have to stand for the right thing. I have a few warnings for those who want to be a senior leader. You are comfortable with change.
Great Leadership By Dan
JUNE 21, 2012
The more transparent the environment the more willing leaders will be to share resources in support of the shared goals of the entire business, and the harder it will be for resisters to hoard them. Ultimately, it's as much a mindset as it is a process. These are the types of questions to which everyone must know the answers.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 14, 2015
In his retirement announcement , Pichette gave voice to the sentiments of countless mid-career professionals when he asserted that “Life is wonderful” but it also involves a series of tradeoffs between professional endeavors and commitments to family and community. Whose career will take priority? Mid-Career Crisis.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 29, 2018
Another aspect of decision making to understand is whether your company culture has a bias for action or a bias for analysis and consensus. If you are a highly ambitious individual who enjoys individual recognition, you may not get what you need fast enough in terms of career progression. Change Agents.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
There is a growing consensus among students, parents and employers that today’s young liberal arts graduates lack the skills needed to succeed in the post-Recession job market. Schools can’t continue to deliver an expensive credential that is not seen as delivering a viable path to a career—no matter what the long-term value.
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