Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Suppressing your uncertainties, impressions, or questions to try to appear like you always know what you’re doing. For example, transitioning from the Performance Zone to Learning Zone means moving from: performing activities and goals to improvement activities and goals. Are you stuck in chronic performance?

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LDRLB

AUGUST 6, 2012

The challenge with surprises, of course, is that they are by definition unexpected – they require uncertainty – which most businesses are designed to reduce. Soren’s goal in Leapfrogging is to convince and equip leaders to do the reverse of their formal training – to embrace surprises and unleash innovation.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Army Special Forces believes that adaptability—learning—is predicated on self-efficacy, resiliency, open-mindedness, mastery achievement motivation, and tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty.” As Ray sees it, achieving one’s goals is more likely to occur if one strives to be an independent thinker by learning.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Genuine case studies of small businesses a retail shop, small manufacturing business, and medical office – are used throughout, so you can compare the way your business works to the case studies, and to industry norms. The goal of any business is to make money. Financial Sector, part 2.

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Finance Uncertainty Case Study Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2017

Uncertainty is uncomfortable for everyone. Most of us feel overwhelmed, upset, and anxious when faced with uncertainty. ’” Acknowledge the uncertainty. Research has shown that even small rituals can reduce stress and improve performance, as can incremental progress toward clearly defined goals.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Unquestionably, in times of crisis – when there is great uncertainty – those organizations that proactively build trust up and down the chain of command will weather the storm much better than those that do not. He always brought order out of chaos and uncertainty. Now, let’s talk about what leaders can do during Covid.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

The M-Prize's overall goal is to "surface the world's most progressive management practices and most provocative management ideas" and connect and celebrate individuals reinventing management. What are the best means to measure the potential of ideas with high degrees of uncertainty? Portfolio management. Parallel disciplines.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2017

Ibrahim Abouleish, founder of Sekem in Egypt, found that appealing to a larger goal such as nation-building or leaving a better country for the next generation was effective in justifying his commitment to ethics. We developed research case studies on two companies and teaching case studies on four companies.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

The goal is to alter the organization’s course away from the one that got you into this mess. This can be tough when the company’s success is no longer the goal but you might select something that employees value personally — leaving a legacy or proving critics wrong. Do : Focus people on a meaningful goal.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2018

Consistent with these famous case studies, scientific research shows that creativity and innovation can be enhanced by reducing team harmony. At the same time, its illustrious history and access serve to galvanize bold goals, and continuous pitches and feedback elicit sustained tension and conflict.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

The sharp recession triggered by the 2008 financial crisis and the uncertainty created by the 2011 debt crisis have fundamentally reset the world. In fact, when there are severe resource constraints, it is more important than ever to maintain audacious goals. Reading HBR's List of Audacious Ideas is the perfect way to start 2012.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2012

Product developers must change the recipe to add value, and when we change the recipe, we introduce uncertainty. Operating in the world of uncertainty requires different thinking and different skills. In manufacturing our measure of execution is how close we come to our original goal. Free Your Frontline Workers to Innovate.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

There is often a lot of confusion and uncertainty, and if colleagues were laid off , people might also be sad or angry. In the midst of change and uncertainty, “you need to look for things that help you manage your stress,” says Spreitzer. “The goal is to create fun and reduce the seriousness of the situation.”

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Restructuring Stress Uncertainty Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2017

Trust is essential to reducing perceived risk, which is a combination of uncertainty and the seriousness of the potential outcome involved. Users tend to trust automation if the algorithms are understandable and guide them toward achieving their goals. Perceived risk in the context of AI stems from giving up control to a machine.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The productive manager in a complex, global workplace should be less like a football coach with a whistle around his neck and more like a belayer helping climbers reach the next goal. This is important to managers because they need to motivate people to respond to changing circumstances and goals.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

It''s about whether you''re willing to experience the discomfort, risk, and uncertainty of saying or doing it. And remaining steadfast, grounded, and measured in the face of uncertainty. The goal of any leadership development program is to change behavior. What makes leadership hard isn''t the theoretical, it''s the practical.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Uncertainty about your standing in the organization is another reason to be afraid, she adds. Dutton agrees, noting that, in some cases, “it can be dangerous to disclose your situation.” Case Study #1: Reassure coworkers and maintain boundaries. ” Case Study #2: Ask for what you need.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

In Mindset , psychologist Carol Dweck writes: "it isn't just our abilities and talent that bring our success — but whether we approach our goals with a fixed or growth mindset." One of the key takeaways here is that all leaders are entrepreneurs trying to create something under conditions of extreme uncertainty.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

“Preserving your own sense of integrity” and “ridding the workplace of racism” are laudable goals, Williams notes. Case Study #1: Focus on your reaction. Case Study #2: Don’t accuse. There are certainly good reasons to do so. ” He and the former colleague remain friends.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Study some of the most interesting and diverse group of companies such as Google, Twinings, Dropbox and even Wimbledon and you end up with fascinating stories, case studies, and research useful to every brand. The second conversation touched on how people deal with uncertainty and anxiety in the workplace.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Our goal might be to sell more of our products online. The vendor can make the website, deliver it on time and on budget, and even make it beautiful to look at and easy to use, but it may not achieve our goal, which is to sell more of our products online. Case Study: Putting This into Practice. The website is the output.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2011

We live in a world of ongoing worry, change, and uncertainty. This will begin to solve the stress and move you toward your goal. Case study #1: Focus on what matters most. Case study #2: Know what you can change, and what you can't. What the Experts Say. Stress is unavoidable. "We

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

To answer these questions, we began with a simple premise: Neither “smartness” nor the technology to be deployed is the end goal. What are the implications for policy makers, particularly as they consider digital technology — whose applications are growing at an accelerated pace — as a lever for getting to smartness?

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