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The Key to Change is a People Focus

Lead Change Blog

All apex leaders create the climate and the culture for their team or teams by how they lead and how they relate to people, especially during change processes. I believe the book, written by Roger Plant, is now out of print, but you may pick up an old copy via the hyperlink. .” — Heraclitus.

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Choose Change!

Lead Change Blog

and giving employees a (communication) training or a team-building session. In this post I focus on one point: selecting the right change ambassadors using Rogers’ innovation theory. In every team, at every level, look for those whose opinion is valued by their team members. Invest in Change. Top-down facilitation.

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Return On Courage

Leading Blog

Qualcomm’s Roger Martin told Berman, “Everybody who’s involved in trying to resurrect what existed before, those people die…. The Central Courage System is a process that your team can repeatedly turn to for guidance. Respecting your team, positive reinforcement, repeating and living your message helps to build believers.

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5 Critical Factors For Building The Right Team

Tanveer Naseer

As someone who absolutely loves sports, I follow the fortunes of various teams and often wonder what makes some more successful than others. Certainly, there are times where it is all about certain players and their transcendent ability to carry the team – Michael Jordan made the Chicago Bulls and they have never been the same since he left.

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Five Change Leadership Practices for the Next Decade

Lead Change Blog

In a nutshell, your culture must enable productivity. More particularly, you need a productivity system that encourages discretionary effort from your people. As a starting point, focus on your immediate team by creating ground rules for effective team working.

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Why Your Employee Engagement Programs Fail

Lead Change Blog

Roger was isolated, burned out, and frustrated. His team had turned against him, his boss was done waiting, and Roger knew his job was on the line if he didn’t produce results. We had discussed tools he could use to have a better relationship with his team and to help them achieve results. That Won’t Work!

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Assessing Ballmer’s Leadership

Michael Lee Stallard

I believe the most relevant question to ask in assessing Ballmer’s leadership and why Microsoft missed the tidal shifts in tech is: did Ballmer and his leadership team develop a culture of control, a culture of indifference or a ” connection culture ?”