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A Systems Approach to Leading Through Transfomation

Great Leadership By Dan

In order to achieve our lofty goals, we had to be willing to change. To make this happen, we put a system in place with six key focus areas: 1. A big part of that is having a simple vision that teams can rally around and a strategic direction that leaders can buy into and articulate easily throughout the organization.

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Boost Innovation by Strengthening the Organization’s Immune Systems

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Those successful in establishing a culture of innovation have addressed their organization’s “immune systems.” Just as the body’s immune system keeps it healthy, stable and tolerant of change, an organization’s immune system must be strong in order to handle the task of innovating. But this conclusion is inexact.

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Three Ways a ‘Noble Goal’ Makes You a Significantly Better Leader

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This need and inspiration is called our “noble goal.” In its simplest form, our noble goal is our personal response to the question: What context, atmosphere, or environment do I want to create for myself and others? And embracing a shared noble goal ultimately delivered positive business returns. Here are 3 reasons why: 1.

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Change Your Habits

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Yet sometimes internal systems present metrics that are easy for us to monitor but aren’t the right things for us to monitor. Systems and incentives were created to meet a certain target of average impressions per hour. Also, leaders must ensure that all staff proactively commit to their performance and values goals.

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Having the Courage to Trust Your Team

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While this sounds simple, it’s often a hard task for those of us who are goal-oriented. To make matters worse, many leaders and managers work in organizations layered with forced hierarchies and inherently distrustful systems. However, there’s another side to leadership that focuses on the followers: trust.

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Does Your Team Have a #1 Priority?

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And nothing brings a team together more than one shared, most important goal. Patrick Lencioni refers to this top priority as a “Thematic Goal” in his books Silos, Politics and Turf Wars and The Advantage, and in practice, often refers to it as a “rallying cry” for a team or organization.

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How the Best Place of Work Became A State of Mind

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His Eudaimonia Machine has the lofty goal of helping workers reach their full potential. Creating a great place to work means truly understanding the ongoing interplay of worker bees within a complex system. When there isn’t a clear goal or a shared language, it’s near impossible for a culture to gel.

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