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The Key to Change is a People Focus

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I believe the book, written by Roger Plant, is now out of print, but you may pick up an old copy via the hyperlink. Roger introduced me to the concept of the organisational iceberg. Some time into my career, I came across a concept that helped me to understand—and then counteract—this lemming-like behaviour.

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Three Ways to Ensure You Keep Your Promises

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The “Roger Folder” Years ago I worked with a gentleman named Roger. Roger was a great guy. To have Roger break many promises was infuriating. Yet Roger was so nice, I didn’t want to come on strong. I actually didn’t care why Roger missed so many commitments. ” My “Roger Folder” was thick. .”

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Beat Yesterday

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Sam Walton used a Beat Yesterday book when he opened the first Wal-Mart in Rogers, Arkansas back in July 1962. Every evening, he wrote how he did in his Beat Yesterday book. I didn’t know it then, but many salespeople use Beat Yesterday books. By the time he died in 1992, Wal-Mart had almost 2,000 stores. Sam still kept a Beat Yesterday book.

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Choose Change!

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In this post I focus on one point: selecting the right change ambassadors using Rogers’ innovation theory. Top-down facilitation. Bottom-up commitment. Critical mass. Selecting Change Ambassadors.

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Judging Others Favorably – Stop, Think & Consider

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Carl Rogers, a psychologist, was the first to advance unconditional positive regard as a practice for therapists. Rogers believed we all needed to be in touch with our subjective experiences and feelings. We put his concept to work. We gave HQ the benefit of the doubt. She knows we only accept original material.”

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Why Your Employee Engagement Programs Fail

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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. Most leaders who want to get better at leadership do it the way Roger tried to do it. That Won’t Work! David, I’ve tried that. It doesn’t work.”.

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Leadership Storytelling

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Artificial intelligence researcher Roger Schank says that we think people are wise when they’re able to do that. Lincoln was tall, but otherwise not very impressive physically. His enemies criticized him for many things. But they all agreed that he was able to tell a story for almost any situation. It’s a skill you can learn.