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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

Often used by people within positions of power within organizations, these clichés support control, group cohesion, or an agenda. Organizations can use such phrases to curb dissent, cultivate an “us versus them” approach, and deflect responsibility. Common examples include: “It’s just the way things are done here.” “If

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Why Leadership Development and Talent Programs Fall Short

N2Growth Blog

The answer is simple, those at the top of the organization are in denial about their own leadership capability. Some leaders may be fantastic at running a P&L, marketing or generating sales, but they have no clue how to recognize talent nor develop it. So why bring this up in the context of leaders?

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Why Leadership Development and Talent Programs Fall Short

N2Growth Blog

The answer is simple, those at the top of the organization are in denial about their own leadership capability. Some leaders may be fantastic at running a P&L, marketing or generating sales, but they have no clue how to recognize talent nor develop it. So why bring this up in the context of leaders?

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Why HR Gets a Bad Name

Let's Grow Leaders

” Now before I completely tick off the entire SHRM organization, please know I’m on your side. Of course this is a real head scratcher that can damage the credibility of the entire HR organization. . “I think an important next step would be to bring HR on board.” I spent the first decade of my career in HR.

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Sleepless in Silicon Valley: What Keeps CEOs Up At Night

HR Digest

L-R): Anthony Horton, Chris McCarthy, Stephanie Neal In a recent interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a startling confession: the architect of ChatGPT, a revolutionary language model capable of holding nuanced conversations and generating creative text formats, often struggles to sleep. “Our

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How Should Change Leadership and Common Good Intersect?

Thin Difference

Common good may not cover everyone, but it covers a diverse group. A connection to community, society, and a common good requires a greater conversation with a diverse group of team members and citizens. Change creates challenges, especially since it takes individuals and organizations out of their comfort zone. Dunlop, P.

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Race Issues

Harvard Business Review

They talk through what to do when your company’s board is not diverse, promotions favor some people more than others, or you want to have more conversations about race at the office. From Alison and Dan’s reading list for this episode: HBR: Diversity and Authenticity by Katherine W. Phillips, Tracy L.

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