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Preview Thursday: The Dentist Who Gets It

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As much as you may have a put together a diverse team, you need to be diverse in how you, the boss/leader-of-the-team/ employer/lead dentist, handle your people. You need, then, to constantly work on the diversity of your thinking. You certainly are going to find plenty of them if you hire a diverse staff.

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Strategic Leadership 2021: Lessons from Strategy Class

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As I work with organizations preparing for the new year, one of the most common topics of discussion is what it takes to set a strategic course through times of uncertainty. When I taught a college course in strategic management, the notion of strategy as a fluid process rather than a static document created confusion for some of my students.

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Inclusion: Boldly Go into the Discomfort Zone

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Of course I do. Leadership Development diversity inclusion micro inequities Pat Harris' Posted in Leadership Development Now that I live in the South, I’m frequently asked if I enjoy Southern hospitality. People being pleasant and personable make encounters more enjoyable. I have that same view regarding how [.]

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How much do you invest in leadership development?

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They are more diverse, culturally, and generationally. Increasingly, leaders exist in diverse networks. He supplements this with a mixture of reading, course participation, and webinar learning. There is no doubt that we live in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world.

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Diverging…to a Point

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She values diversity, novelty, and creativity; yet, she tunes out when she detects tunnel vision or monotonous repetition. However, when Alaina diverges from the goal once a project has been put into motion, her team finds it frustrating to change course. Value diversity. Alaina prefers the Imaging style.

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Leadership is a Process!

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No, of course not! Work with a diverse, cross-functional group of people and create a list of potential opportunities. What Is What’s Possible. When you identify what’s possible, it creates hope, energy, and excitement. Will you always have a clear view of what possible? Study the best performers.

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Two Keys for Today’s Leaders

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Questions that invite diverse perspectives, new information, and disruptive ideas related to the outcomes you’re after. After consideration, one replied, “Well, of course, we want high quality, cross gender relationships in the workplace.” Then, use the second key: powerful generative questions. The consultant pushed forward, “Okay.