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Are You a Culture Change Skeptic?

Great Leadership By Dan

Who is responsible to manage an organization’s culture? The assumption is that no one is formally assigned to the role to manage culture. We can cite examples of culture officers but the best answer is that senior leaders have the ultimate responsibility to manage their organization’s culture. Who is in Charge of Culture?

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Partnership: A Crucible for Innovation

Lead Change Blog

Realizing the path to innovation would require revolutionary new thinking; all three leaders grasped that it would also take a new way of coalescing and harnessing talent. Reading Collective Genius , The Innovators , Creativity, Inc. Sourcing Innovation Collaboratively. Larry Page at Google also did it.

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6 Ways to Build Trust During Organizational Change

Lead Change Blog

Research from The Ken Blanchard Companies shows that people have predictable stages of concern when faced with a change. Employees will not embrace taking risks or innovating in new ways if they are fearful of being punished, criticized, or looked down upon for making mistakes. Address people’s concerns. Make it safe.

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Collaboration Begins With You

Lead Change Blog

It’s a mindset that promotes communication, learning, maximum contribution, and innovation—all of which lead to a healthy bottom line. Collaboration is an integral part of an organization’s culture. When we encounter others who are a different race or gender, it registers biochemically as a “stress response.”

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4 Strategies to Remove Fear from Your Leadership

Leading with Trust

According to a recent survey , 33 percent of managers lead with fear. As the study’s authors point out, if you were to ask a manager if they lead with fear, most will say no. Ken Blanchard and I address this topic in our book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. Well, it’s fear.

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17 Quotes on Virtual Teamwork and Remote Teams to Inspire You

Great Results Team Building

Blanchard. Innovation is saying no to a thousand things.” – Steve Jobs. Our guiding management philosophy is: ‘Hire smart people and get out of their way.’” – David Fullerton. If you are looking to improve team culture as a manager, you can do so in my new teamwork online course , the Rapid Teamwork Masterclass program….

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Listen Up: The Top 10 Best Leadership Podcasts for 2024

Experience to Lead

Whether you’re an experienced leader or an aspiring one, there’s always room for growth and development by embracing more innovative management styles. Blanchard LeaderChat Perfect for those seeking diverse, expert insights into leadership and team management from seasoned professionals.