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When do assumptions turn into limiting beliefs?

CO2

It comes from a deeply entrenched belief system that we develop throughout our life. We don’t typically hold assumptions as strongly as we hold beliefs, but the longer we hold assumptions without being disproved, the more likely they are to turn into beliefs. This is our bias. It was really a self-imposed limit.

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Hacking the Talent Gap

LDRLB

Put another way, most leaders haven’t figured out how to deal with the challenges of integrating different generations and their respective belief systems. Here’s the thing – cross generational corporate experiments aren’t working too well. Dismiss them, patronize them, or otherwise marginalize them and they’ll walk out the door.

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Command-and-Control Management Style delivers the wrong message

Deming Institute

I wanted to direct my wrath at the manager, but my Deming brain knows the source of the behavior likely comes from something much more powerful – the corporate belief system. When the tank is empty and the gas station is closed – brute force won’t make the car’s engine run. By all accounts, the situation was infuriating.

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

They define your shared belief system. 3) What is it that can drive our economic engine? From that purpose, all activities in your organization should flow. Let’s dive into the key elements of corporate purpose. Values Your organization’s values describe what matters to your company today.

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

They define your shared belief system. 3) What is it that can drive our economic engine? From that purpose, all activities in your organization should flow. Let’s dive into the key elements of corporate purpose. Your organization’s values describe what matters to your company today. How to Build Corporate Purpose.

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Overcoming Opposition

Strategy Driven

Yet rarely do we make a dent. Others are ‘stubborn’ ‘stupid’ ‘irrational’ ‘ill-informed’ while we, of course, hold the high ground.

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The Power of Beliefs to Move Markets and Mindsets

Harvard Business Review

Beliefs drive actions and altering our belief systems will ultimately do more than anything else to amplify and reinforce the kinds of behavioral changes that, in the end, are the only measure that counts. In this blog post we'd like to focus on two belief shifts that are critical.