Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2016

If peace means we are getting along, cooperating, and not hurting each other, then we can’t get there without addressing our differences and disagreements. Diversity was built into the universe from the beginning. The way we go about using the energy created by conflict can be destructive or constructive. What did you do?

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Energy Cooper Tactics Creativity 150

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Instead of institution-based siloes and command-and-control, Ebola demands the collective problem-solving and action of a virtual community — and the mobilization of an entire ecosystem of diverse players. And we definitely don’t need an Ebola “czar” to command and control various disconnected entities. That’s important.

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Crisis Crisis Management Uncertainty Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Most workplaces face constant imperatives for change—from trivial-seeming matters such as installing new office printers to major ones such as implementing new policies to support diversity. The question of how to drive change, though, is perennially vexing. ” Are You the Best Messenger?

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Hovland Sherif Company Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2012

Consider the evidence: several weeks spent debating whether to pay our bills or not; "kicking the can down the road" for a couple of months on the payroll tax reduction issue; spending lots of energy on silly things (like HR 1022 —"The Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act"). What's wrong with its decision-making processes?

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Consensus Short-term Cooper Tactics 14