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Your Leadership Operating System: Ego Or Eco?

Lead Change Blog

While their ego-driven ambition may be effective in generating short-term gains, attaining goals is different from achieving growth. Contrast this approach with “ecosystem leadership,” a term coined by Otto Scharmer in his book, “Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies.”

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What Leaders Need to Know About AI with Kavita Ganesan

Let's Grow Leaders

The process can feel overwhelming—from analyzing existing processes and software systems and choosing where to apply AI automation, to preparing every tier of the organization for the transition. 16:32 AI Systems are here to make us a lot more productive. What Leaders Need to Know About AI. Connect with Kavita. Get the Book.

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Star Systems Hurt Employee Engagement

Michael Lee Stallard

The prevalence and extreme nature of star systems today contribute to widespread employee disconnection and disengagement. Defining Terms: Star, Core, and Struggling Employees. Star systems affect the economic, political, and social aspects of organizations. This system makes most employees feel like second-class citizens.

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Boost Innovation by Strengthening the Organization’s Immune Systems

Great Leadership By Dan

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. Assessing your organizational immune system.

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How to Create a Culture of Change Acceptance

QAspire

As an organizational system grows complex, it hardens through processes, beliefs, mindsets, legacy decisions and culture. However, most change in complex organizations is implemented with a short-term focus on results. Change in a complex system requires much more than just communicating purpose and plans of change.

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The Cost of Ignoring Employees? 120% Of Annual Income or $0.35 / Share, Southwest Airlines Discovers

Modern Servant Leader

Southwest Airlines just agreed to a $140 Million settlement with the Department of Transportation over the meltdown of Southwest’s systems during December 2022 travel. As a result, the company suffered massive failures from archaic IT systems their employees and unions had been begging them to replace for decades.

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Manager Vs Leader: Which One Are You?

Lead from Within

When it comes to leadership, the terms manager and leader are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. A leader focuses on the future and long-term goals, while a manager focuses on the present and the immediate needs of the organization.