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Changing the Definition of Quality

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Workplace Issues [link] There’s a new post about quality over at Mass Ingenuity. A few years ago, Honda redefined quality. Quality went from meaning fancy to meaning good. Quality came to mean an automobile’s “fitness” for use.

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How Managers (unintentionally) Roadblock an Empowered Team

Let's Grow Leaders

Empowered teams will transform results, solve problems you didn’t know exist, and rapidly respond to change. Unclear definition of success. Your success is how successfully your team performs, how they grow, and the quality of problems they solve. Be a chokepoint. Misguided support. Misguided support. Fear new ideas.

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Culture Change Not Working? Start Here

Let's Grow Leaders

To achieve culture change, you don’t want to be scared of the conflict between values. When people know your values as an organization, but you don’t see those values being lived out, the problem is likely one of two invisible conflicts within change. Culture Change Not Working? 00:20 Hey, welcome to the show.

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When Values Clash: Overcome an Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

And we saw changes at the start, but now it feels like we’ve stagnated. But the culture hasn’t changed. The Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture Our favorite definition of culture comes from marketing guru Seth Godin. Let’s say two of your values are “Quality” and “Speed.” What’s going on?

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Leading Thoughts for December 9, 2021

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Persistence is an all-important quality on the road to success. Gary Vaynerchuk on the value of soft skills to build a successful company: “Modern society’s definition of a ‘smart business decision’ is disproportionately predicated on analytics.

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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2024

Leading Blog

Slow Productivity : The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2024 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Murphy Ph.D.

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Leadership vs. Management: What Type of Leader Are You?

Lead from Within

Distinguishing Leadership from Management: The disparities between leadership and management go beyond their definitions. Leaders establish goals, drive change, and empower individuals to manifest the organization’s vision. In the world of business, leadership and management are often depicted as two distinct circles.