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Implementing the Seven Principles for Intentional Work Culture Change

Mike Cardus

This principle involves effectively identifying and evaluating how work-culture operates across various levels—individual, group, organizational, and societal—to focus interventions effectively. Seamless integration of changes into daily operations. What you will see when working well: Enhanced cooperation between departments or teams.

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Protecting Remote Workers’ Productivity and Performance

Michael Lee Stallard

Virtual distance has three components: physical distance; operational distance, including such conditions as poor internet connections and technical problems; and affinity distance that prevents deeper connections from developing. If operational distance is an issue, technical problems should be addressed.

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Responsive Leadership: Needed Now More Than Ever

Leading Blog

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. Empathy is considered foundational to workplace cooperation and productive collaboration.

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Are You Living in Conflict Debt?

Leading Blog

W HEN YOU AVOID the tough discussions and decisions, you hold your business back, make your team dysfunctional, and cause yourself stress. In part 3, Davey focuses on “what you can do to systematize conflict so it’s a part of the standard operating procedure of your team.” You set up a kind of conflict debt. Clarify Expectations.

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Inspiring Leadership: Bringing Purpose to Life

The Practical Leader

Let purpose drive your strategy and operations. Stress-test your purpose with discussions on responding during crisis. Coordinate collaboration and cooperation. These short sections especially stood out from the dozens he provides: Challenge your purpose statement and embrace a new understanding of purpose.

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Within Work Nothing Happens All The Time, There Are Exceptions

Mike Cardus

These complaints construct the reality of how the team operates and how the people within the team treat and act towards others. These fictions can be seen as cooperation or resistance , one cannot exist in the same breathe as the other. What patterns can you compare between the resistant and cooperative actions you see?

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Mars Incorporated: A Sweet Place to Work

Coaching Tip

For example, a typical Mars plant manager influences associates by his or her ability to pace development of operational systems and innovative approaches. These operational managers' value to Mars is they initiate or design positive changes. Employees have autonomy to experiment with ideas and management has the patience to train.

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