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The Right Kind of Conflict Leads to Better Products

Harvard Business Review

” Members from each partner organization rate the alliance in areas related to strategic fit, operational fit, and cultural fit. For example, the research of Amy Edmondson and Alicia Tucker in hospital emergency rooms shows that the failure to speak up can lead to medical mistakes with disastrous consequences.

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Attitude Reflects Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Ron Edmondson This is a challenging post Mike. practical-support/management-community/blogs/why-are-ceos-rarely-fired Kerri Nowak I greatly appreciated this post! Any manager or supervisor that showed any leadership or aggressiveness was immediately dismissed. Thanks for the great and important post! https://www.managers.org.uk/practical-support/management-community/blogs/why-are-ceos-rarely-fired

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5 Dangers of Fast Growth and What to Do About It

Ron Edmondson

It’s a great “problem” to have, but it does cause tensions, which need to be managed. Don’t put a rule-following controller in this position, but put someone who is not afraid of change, but can build healthy processes to help things move more efficiently. In fact, I have learned there are dangers with fast growth in any organization.

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Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Harvard Business Review

It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. Ever had a manager or mentor who took a lot of trouble to help you when he or she did not have to? Daan Van Knippenberg of Rotterdam School of Management shows that employees of self-sacrificing leaders are more cooperative because they trust their leaders more.