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Senior Leaders Can Be Blinded By Their Love

The Horizons Tracker

Previous theories point to demographics and ideology as to why managers resist diversity initiatives. Senior managers’ perception of their organizational ethics is more positive than lower level employees. This information helps leaders make better decisions about diversity. It’s like a NIMBY, or ‘not in my backyard,’ bias.

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When Values Clash: Overcome an Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

And they feel the pressure to beat their competition and please their customer through a strong work ethic. When you launch any kind of change, whether new values or a new information system, expect challenges. We’ve worked with many organizations with some version of this conflict. People genuinely want a human-centered workplace.

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Help I Have a REALLY LAZY Coworker! How Do I Stay Motivated?

Let's Grow Leaders

Resist the temptation to start with words like, “I know how lazy this dude is…” Instead, use this as an opportunity to make the conversation about you and how you can best help (without taking on too much, see #5 below). Resist the urge to do all the things. Find a mentor. Look for peers on other teams.

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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

Clichés such as ‘We’ve always done it this way’ stem from a historical resistance to change. Quick, Impactful Actions against Stagnation In environments resistant to change, swift, targeted actions can create ripples that lead to significant transformation. Gather Intelligence to Understand and Overcome Barriers Information is power.

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Brands, Leadership and the Climate Crisis

Great Leadership By Dan

Whilst hyper-relevance, ultra-personalisation, collaboration, ethics and sustainability are the crucial foundations of success; those tasked with creating that innovation are now faced with the challenge of the environmental crisis. This meaning that society and business alike are confronted with an existential dilemma.

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Competence, Commitment, and Character

Lead Change Blog

Therefore, over time, “make money” became the company’s informal mantra. Ethical corners were cut. Hang onto generosity, reciprocity, and ethical commitments. ? To resist our tendencies to make right or true, that which is nearly familiar, and wrong or false, that which is only strange.”. ?

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Important Ideas on Change and Transitions: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Learn about 3 lessons from the political realm that inform us on how leaders can successfully champion change initiatives in their organization. Overcoming Resistance to Change. Newton’s First Law explains how to overcome resistance to change. As the world changes, ethical expectations change.

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