Lead Change Blog

APRIL 21, 2016

From my vantage point, we live in bizarre times, a time no better exemplified than our society’s obsession with the Kardashian clan. Nearly ten years into its unbelievable reign, the Kardashians and their de facto queen, Kim, embody the “more and bigger is better” reality-show-meets-real-life theme of our times. In the age of Kardashians, reality shows, and skewed idol worship, however, most people’s lives are not ever going to live up to what they see on television or social media.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 21, 2016

Guest post by Judy Nelson Let’s face it, every office has, at least, one character. If they’re harmless and carry their load, most coworkers tolerate characters or even protect them. If they’re abrasive and add to the burden of others, coworkers don’t—and you might have a tricky situation on your hands. There are important Dos and Don’ts as the manager of a character that can have significant consequences for your organization.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 21, 2016

Screwing up and growth are connected. Seth and Les Gold, tru TV stars of the reality show Hardcore Pawn, interviewed me for their Gold Tone podcast on CBS playit. They’re facing the challenges of a growing business. People decision: Seth asked me about promoting an employee who didn’t work out.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 21, 2016

(personal note – lately, I’ve had less “computer time” than usual. So, blogging not quite as much us normal. I should be back at it next Monday). ——————— I presented my synopsis of Broke USA today at the Urban Engagament Book Club sponsored by CitySquare. It is about the dilemma of borrowing money by those in… Read More A few Thoughts about the Struggles of the Poor.

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Deep Imprints

APRIL 21, 2016

Curious people make great employees. They don't just do what they are told, they push to improve, think outside the box, and find a new approach. On a connected thought, I listened to this TEDTalk this morning by Adam Grant. It turns out that successful people leave space for creativity. After they get started on […].

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 21, 2016

Proper alignment between your values, your vision, and your company is important in steering your company. Making strategy a process rather than a statement is a key to success. Focus on the process, not the plan. Business leaders trying to plot the future of their companies without a plan often find their business not going exactly where they intended.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 21, 2016

The WHAT Test. Over the years, I have found numerous uses for this simple strategy of thought. The WHAT Test is an acronym of steps to force you to think through how committed everyone involved actually is to a project, relationship or goal. It doesn’t ensure success, but it can help you avoid the disappointment of not having thoroughly thought about the agreed upon direction and level of commitment before you begin.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 21, 2016

In this Deming Institute podcast ( download the podcast ) Kevin Cahill and David Langford share how The Deming in Education Initiative was conceived, the impact of the Deming Philosophy on education, and where the Initiative is going in the future. Kevin Cahill and David Langford. The initiative first began many years ago when David joined the Deming Institute Advisory Board to help with their efforts to apply the Deming philosophy in education.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

Nobody loves meetings. But they can be especially taxing for people who crave a quieter setting for brainstorming or thinking through issues, or who struggle to have their voices heard in a room full of loud-talkers. How can these folks make sure their ideas are well-represented in team meetings? For some practical advice, we turned to Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking and co-founder of The Quiet Leadership Institute , which helps compa

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

Tech CEO Marissa Mayer and Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have it tough right now. Activists investors are saying Marissa Mayer should be fired for mismanaging Yahoo, and Hillary Clinton is fending off criticisms for her use of a private email server and for taking large speaking fees from Goldman Sachs. There’s no doubt that both leaders have made mistakes.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

Have you ever worked hard to improve a valuable skill and made real progress, only to have your development go unnoticed by the people who told you that you needed to improve? Perhaps this led you to look for a new job. Or maybe you’re a manager who’s been disappointed by poor performance and concluded that your low-performing employees are simply over-entitled?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

Crowdfunding has been growing explosively, with over $2 billion raised via equity and reward crowdfunding in the United States in 2015 alone. (This video explains the different types of crowdfunding.) However, crowdfunding is more than another way of raising funds. In connecting creators and entrepreneurs directly with customers and funders, it transforms the opaque and oligarchical market for early-stage fundraising into a more democratic, open one.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

Sometimes, despite your best efforts, a negotiation doesn’t go your way. Perhaps a customer pushed for a steeper discount than you wanted to give, or a potential client went with a competitor’s approach to a project. In the face of a disappointment — one where you might appear to be the “loser” — how do you save face?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

laura schneider FOR HBR. Over the last five years, electronic health records (EHRs) have been widely implemented in the United States, and health care systems now have access to vast amounts of data. While they are beginning to apply “big data” techniques to predict individual outcomes like post-operative complications and diabetes risk , big data remains largely a buzzword, not a reality, in the routine delivery of health care.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

Everyone knows that large companies share board members, but it’s hard to appreciate just how enmeshed global governance has been for decades until you see the connections. I partnered with Meindert Fennema of the University of Amsterdam and William K. Carroll from the University of Victoria to show how companies’ boards interlock and to study the implications for when a crisis hits.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

When financial services company Square priced its IPO at $9 a share last November, well under the $15+ price that private investors paid the year before, it was a cold shower of reality for the 6-year-old company. The share price did rise during the IPO, but at the end of the day the firm’s value leveled off to around $4 billion, just two-thirds of the $6 billion Square supposedly had been worth.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

HBR STAFF. Throughout his great career, Warren Buffett has made huge bets – for example, investing billions in Goldman Sachs during the financial meltdown of 2008. But as shareholders gather in Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting on April 30, they ought to be thinking about Buffett’s biggest bet. The altruistic capitalist has pledged to donate 99% of his fortune, which is held primarily in Berkshire stock, to philanthropic causes, largely through the Bill 

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