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Leading in the Wild

Lead Change Blog

A maverick band of rabbits, threatened by the spread of industrial construction near their warren (home), start out on a quest for a new warren and a better society. They extend a heartfelt invitation to all (does and bucks) to join them on their wild journey. “Do Welcome to the Wild. The Way of the Leader in the Wild.

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Constructive or Destructive: Is Feedback Stoking or Stifling Performance?

The Practical Leader

” Many managers don’t realize the problems they’re creating unless they see teeth marks or blood. The most insensitive managers are those who lack good feedback systems and refuse to seek input on how to improve their own performance. How constructive is your criticism? Are you me-deep in fooling yourself ?

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Expert

Lead Change Blog

That doesn’t mean that a river crossing couldn’t be constructed by non-experts and that it could be effective and innovative. I have a doctor who I like and respect, but I am suspicious of ‘big medicine’ and the machinery of disease management. That trust isn’t universal, for me.

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Sowing Wild Oats & Getting It Out of Your System - What's Really Happening

Building Personal Strength

His drive to achieve in class and in sports kept him on mostly on track during the wild ride of his teen journey. He was busy "sowing wild oats," experimenting with drugs until he dropped out of high school. He sketched out an alternate system and presented it to his boss, who showed it to top management. Lucky for him!

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The Mismanagement of Change (And 5 Ways to Get It Right)

Lead Change Blog

Poorly handled change management causes employees frustration, discomfort, disengagement, and a hasty search to reconnect with other more meaningful frameworks in their lives. Our minds fill in the blanks when information is lacking; new realities that employees begin to construct might be built on the wrong foundation.

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Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

Social humor is practiced as part of the IDEO design thinking process that “encourages wild ideas” to take root. Lilli Marten Christ is an energetic development manager who works for German automotive firm Daimler AG in China, and opens each of her weekly team meetings with a joke or a riddle.

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10 Things Every New Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Business

Strategy Driven

So prepare yourself for a wild ride. You’ll need to develop a thick skin if you want to make it in this competitive field. Be prepared for rejection and criticism —and learn how to use it constructively to improve your business. Be prepared to put in the hard work if you want to be successful. And that’s okay!