Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Maybe it’s from working in environments where people use passive-aggressive tactics to get what they want when there’s conflict. 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. I grew up the son of Mennonite missionary parents.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Contemporary information systems are blind to many of the key drivers of productivity and have consistently failed in their quest to integrate the diverse operations of a company. Management & Leadership Tactical Execution business management Chris Majer employee engagement employee productivity lean six sigma strategydriven'

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

To obtain functional benefits, like access to lucrative relationships and coalitions, women and ethnic minorities should engage in political tactics — even if there is no guarantee of success. Creating cooperative rather than competitive environments will allow more women to thrive. What would this environment look like?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Marketers design strategies; sellers implement tactics. These diverse perspectives often lead to conflict. But the tension created by diverse viewpoints also has a positive side. Start with strong sales and marketing leaders who, through their words and actions, consistently reinforce a cooperative, customer-focused culture.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2015

They feel a sense of shared fate that fosters the development of trusting, cooperative relationships. Frame the challenge ahead (the work, the initiative, the project) as something in need of diverse perspectives and skills. They also focus on what the work means for the company’s value proposition – for their customers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Diversity on your founding team will give you strength. Easy familiarity helps conversations move quickly and allows trustworthy cooperation. The point is instead to find someone who will fill in the gaps around your personality strengths so that employees, partners, and investors will see and benefit from the balance.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

The same tactic may improve negotiation outcomes when it comes to securing funding for capital investments, research, safety initiatives, or hiring. As another example of the relevance of framing, this one in the policy domain, diverse stakeholder groups (e.g.,

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