Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 20, 2015

If you are anything like me, you will be able to relate to the main character of my most recent book, Rapid Teamwork. His name is Greg – and as the director of a large organization, he does a good job. But his team is underperforming…and despite his focus on strategy and skills and metrics, he can’t figure out what is missing. So his management team is encouraged to take a trip together – to go whitewater rafting.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 20, 2015

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 20, 2015

Guest post from Daniel Korschun: If your CEO got fired tomorrow, would anyone notice? Last year, the board of directors at one of New England’s largest supermarket chains fired CEO Arthur T. Demoulas. Instead of going about their business as usual, as people at other companies would do, 25,000 employees at Market Basket (they call themselves associates) protested in the streets for six weeks to get Demoulas back.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 20, 2015

Thursday Thoughts: When your vision is clear, trust yourself and have faith… even when you don’t know where your path is taking you. Jesse Lyn Stoner. The post When your vision is clear… trust yourself and have faith even when appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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leaderCommunicator

AUGUST 20, 2015

In the coming weeks before the launch of my next book, “No Cape Needed: The Simplest, Smartest, Fastest Steps to Improve How You Communicate by Leaps and Bounds,” we will publish a few leadership advice pieces that are featured throughout the book. These posts offer the best advice industry leaders have received in their careers and are a must-read for those wanting to elevate their own performance at work.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 20, 2015

“The truth is Jim Crow may be dead, but racism is alive and well.” Julian Bond, Feb., 2015. What follows in this book is an effort to understand racism as it works in American society, and especially as it has evolved and impoverished the whole country over the last five decades. Ian Haney Lopez, Dog… Read More Dog Whistle Politics by Ian Haney Lopez – My Lessons and Takeaways (the enduring reality of racism).

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Managing Communities

AUGUST 20, 2015

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2015

A recent New York Times article about the business culture at Amazon triggered spirited reactions and a lot of media attention. Some “Amazonians” backed up the article’s description of a brutal, unrelenting workplace. Others — including CEO Jeff Bezos himself in a memo to his employees — questioned its accuracy. I found the article to be an interesting read, especially in light of past discussions I’ve had with students or friends who have worked at Amazon.

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 20, 2015

A poignant resource for conflict management, " Embrace Happiness " by author Ali Soleymaniha, explores what conflict is, what causes it and how people tend to react to it. By encouraging a balanced lifestyle and reviewing how minute decisions affect overall happiness. Soleymaniha provides readers with insight into achieving a state of total happiness that is sustainable and viable.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2015

Due to its pricey reputation, I rarely shop at Whole Foods. But dragged to a local Whole Foods recently by a friend, I was surprised to see a litany of yellow signs advertising sales on a variety of products. Shrimp normally selling at $17.99 per pound, for example, were on special for $6.99. Some regular prices were steals — the exact cheese I bought at a large grocery chain was 33% cheaper at Whole Foods.

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 20, 2015

The linked to article that aims to provides an overview of the essence of Deming’s approach to management and its continuing relevance to managers: The Model of Sustainable Organisation by Alan Clark. A manager, said Deming, is primarily a manager of People. This is in line with many thinkers, teachers and writers on organisations and management including Douglas McGregor, Frederick Herzberg and William Ouchi.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2015

Happiness feels intolerably elusive for many of us. Like fog, you can see it from afar, dense and full of shape. But upon approach, its particles loosen and suddenly it becomes out of reach, even though it’s all around you. We put so much emphasis on the pursuit of happiness, but if you stop and think about it, to pursue is to chase something without a guarantee of ever catching it.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2015

The secret of effective feedback is making it feel like the message is coming from an ally, not an adversary. Unfortunately, in my 17 years as an advisor to executive teams, I find that most managers’ anxiety and discomfort about delivering a difficult message inadvertently makes it come off as antagonistic, rather than supportive. A 2014 Zenger/Folkman study confirmed this problem when 43% of managers reported that giving corrective feedback is a “stressful and difficult experience.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2015

Sesame Street’s move last week to partner with HBO came as a surprise to some, but it makes a lot of sense given the broad trends in today’s media industry. The new world of media prizes both high quality content and high quality technology. In fact, to thrive you really need both. And for that reason, Sesame Street Workshop made a smart move to bolster distribution and fill gaps in its business model.

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