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Preview Thursday: Clarity First

Lead Change Blog

Ambiguity is a condition we sink into because it is automatic and it provides short-term benefits that manifest in a number of ways. The short-term benefits of ambiguous organizational behaviors come at enormous long-term cost. As John Lennon wrote in the song “Strawberry Fields Forever,”.

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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

Conserving Emotional Energy: Quickly move on without engaging in emotionally taxing conversations. Although these clichés might serve short-term management objectives, they often hinder long-term innovation, suppress employee morale, and foster a culture of compliance over mutual growth. Effective Management Training.

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Do You Speak the Language of Performance Driven Execution?

N2Growth Blog

A short vernacular and dialect, the language of Performance Driven Execution speaks these six words: Novo (to make anew, change). And, they must constantly reevaluate critical decisions to meet long-term, strategic objectives. WHAT are we applying our energy and resources against? Distinctio (to distinguish, differentiation).

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Don’t Let Lazy Managers Drive Away Your Top Performers

Harvard Business Review

As social scientists who study organizational behavior, we know that even in theory, being a good manager and retaining employees is difficult. In short, managers need to take the uncomfortable and intentional step of gathering evidence from others to inform what they can be doing to re-engage their employees.

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Win Loss Analysis: A Strategic Imperative | StrategyDriven

Strategy Driven

In short, it works. This common organizational behavior ultimately corrupts decision making as senior managers make decisions based on inaccurate information derived from prospects who were not fully candid and salespeople who are not in an objective position to gather and share unbiased information. Juliano Howard T.

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7 CEO Success Tips – How To Be A Better Leader

N2Growth Blog

Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. But, at the same time, what most people learn the hard way is that it is not a short drive in the beautiful countryside. 2) WHAT are you applying your energy and resources against? By now, we all know that leadership is tough, hard, exciting and demanding. 3) WHERE are you going?

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You Are What You Eat … And What You Read

Frank Sonnenberg Online

Duncan: You suggest surrounding yourself with positive people because their energy is contagious. What advice do you have for someone who, at least in the short term, works in an atmosphere where relationships are toxic? Purdue University) is in organizational behavior, but my orientation is the real world of real work.

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