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Leading Thoughts for March 9, 2023

Leading Blog

Matt Higgins on why you need to go all in: “Backup plans can make you feel safer and help you cope with uncertainty, but they also reduce the likelihood that your primary goal will ever be achieved. You spend too much of your emotional energy on contingency planning instead of on success.”

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Culture Model

CO2

In the diagram above, Robert Quinn and John Rohrbaugh put culture on a two-dimensional plane. Nor would you find an Compete culture sitting in a room going through a multi-day strategic planning session just to get buy-in from the entire team–like you might in a Collaborate culture. by Calvin Guyer.

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Case Study: When Should A Rising Star Make Her Pregnancy Public?

Harvard Business Review

She used a spreadsheet to plan vacations, map out career plans, arrange summer and winter clothes. She appreciated how hard Zach was trying, but she couldn't muster the energy to play along. I'm wondering if you know when Tom's planning to make his decision," Betsy said. It looks like you have a good plan.". "I