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Top Down Leadership Does Work, If You’re Stuck in the Industrial Age

Lead Change Blog

Here’s where it gets sketchy… When left to their own devices under stress, these hammer-dropping leaders will lack the emotional intelligence to influence those they lead. So it does work.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

Through a study of AI that included a survey of 3,073 executives and 160 case studies across 14 sectors and 10 countries, and through a separate digital research program , we have identified 10 key insights CEOs need to know to embark on a successful AI journey. Believe the hype that AI can potentially boost your top and bottom line.

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4 Ways to Help Different Generations Share Wisdom at Work

Harvard Business Review

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape…That’s what this degree of yours is — a blunt instrument. Develop a mutual mentoring program. Developing these could lead you to your calling. rawpixel/unsplash. So, go forth and build something with it.”

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Make Civility the Norm on Your Team

Harvard Business Review

I found that 98% of the workers I surveyed over the past 20 years have experienced rude behavior and 99% have witnessed it. When Christine Pearson and I asked people in one survey why they were uncivil, more than 25% blamed their organization for not providing them with the basic skills they needed, such as listening and giving feedback.

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The Businesses That Platforms Are Actually Disrupting

Harvard Business Review

Surveying these changes, you might conclude that if your business isn’t a platform, you had better worry that one is coming your way. Microsoft Windows, for example, has been the dominant platform for users, developers, and hardware makers for more than 25 years. They used new technology to hammer ad-supported media.

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Stop Documenting, Start Experiencing

Harvard Business Review

A quick survey of the social web suggests so. Thus, the new behavior on social networks is to develop, as one venture capitalist quipped , "a precious journal of moments to look at in the future.". I was shocked that most revelers were taking photos of the fireworks instead of actually watching them.

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When Managers Break Down Under Pressure, So Do Their Teams

Harvard Business Review

When the hammer comes down, are you calm, collected, candid, curious, direct, and willing to listen? We asked more than 1,300 people in an online survey to describe their leader’s style under stress and the impact of that behavior on their work. He saw his role as supporting people and developing talent.

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