Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Same old no-diversity boys club. Enter: morale crisis. Still, we’ve seen some of the most determined organizations embark on the effort to identify high-potential leaders, only to be stymied by philosophical resistance. Diversity is a value. Say the wrong thing and you’ll signal a secret in-group. It’s not a club.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

Sean summarizes, “ An inspirational song can motivate your team and provide that extra boost of emotion that you might need to finish your project successfully… If you want to put together something that will boost your team morale and performance, consider using one or more of these inspirational songs to motivate your team!

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ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2021

Employee retention and morale go down, customer service suffers and companies struggle to maintain a competitive advantage. Resist the urge to just go with what you had when you were hiring the position three years ago. Avoid “group think” by including a diverse group of people from throughout the company.

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ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 3, 2021

Employee retention and morale go down, customer service suffers and companies struggle to maintain a competitive advantage. Resist the urge to just go with what you had when you were hiring the position three years ago. Avoid “group think” by including a diverse group of people from throughout the company.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

We’re learning more about how employee wants are very diverse. This almost always backfires because it misses the mark of what people really need and leaves a wake of negativity and resistance. Do research with employees to understand their desires and concerns about the future of work, where they would work best, and why.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

We’re learning more about how employee wants are very diverse. This almost always backfires because it misses the mark of what people really need and leaves a wake of negativity and resistance. Do research with employees to understand their desires and concerns about the future of work, where they would work best, and why.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We’re learning more about how employee wants are very diverse. This almost always backfires because it misses the mark of what people really need and leaves a wake of negativity and resistance. Do research with employees to understand their desires and concerns about the future of work, where they would work best, and why.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

What the Connectivity in the Roadmap to Success means to most people is that leadership has to be rewired, allowing everyone to step back to take a hard look at the areas to reset in order to avoid as much resistance to change (deficit of trust) as possible – causing everything to be harder along the way.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2018

In an earlier article, “ Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse ,” we reported our research findings that teams with high levels of cognitive diversity performed better on these kinds of challenges. But in the case of these 12 managers, they did show a cognitively diverse approach.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2018

The names in this story have been changed, but the moral is clear: If you give control over AI experiments to employees to keep them involved, and to allow them to see what the AI does well, you can leverage the best of both humans and machines. Resistance to disruptive, technology-driven change is not unusual.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Globally, many leading organizations have introduced workplace policies to enable flexible work, recognizing its benefits for staff retention, morale, commitment, diversity, recruitment, and being an employer of choice. Chris Rogers/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

People resist and become anxious. Fatigue sets in, morale hits the floor, engagement scores dwindle, and negative narratives circulate about the organization’s ability to manage change. . “Resistance to our plans would surface.” It reduces diverse contribution. Will I have a job?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2014

Yet many corporate diversity programs focus more on creating a diverse workforce, and too little on the harder job of fostering inclusion. Plus, you get the added benefit of a diverse set of opinions. Assume diversity is the same as inclusion. Managing people Morale Organizational culture' Not their real names.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Second, many companies have invested substantial time and money in establishing uncompromising core values such as diversity and inclusion. For example, Google spent a hefty $265 million on diversity programs from 2014 to 2016 alone.) When governmental policy undercuts such values, companies feel obligated to speak up.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2015

Diversity of opinion is when one or more people offer a different way to view the situation. When it comes to team rebellion, dissent, or diversity of opinion, we tend to reject what’s happening and become resistant, thereby escalating the negative emotional contagion rather than resolving or calming it.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2016

That makes bureaucracy the organizational equivalent of kudzu, the invasive, herbicide-resistant vine that has overrun thousands of acres of woodland in the American south. In recent years, organizations as diverse as Ford, Netflix, and Google have used hackathons to invent new products and solve thorny operational problems.

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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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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

This theme combines two of the three most highly rated attributes: “high ethical and moral standards” (67% selected it as one of the most important) and “communicating clear expectations” (56%). A greater diversity of ideas will emerge. Demonstrates strong ethics and provides a sense of safety.

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