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Culture is the Way: 5 Steps to Building a World-Class Culture

Leading Blog

Whether an organization has a world-class culture or a toxic one, its future depends on how much attention and focus it puts on growing its culture,” writes Matt Mayberry, the author of Culture is the Way: How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization for Speed, Impact, and Excellence. Lukewarm leadership buy-in.

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Strategic Leadership 2021: Lessons from Strategy Class

Lead Change Blog

Leading the long view takes place by engaging team members in creating co-ownership of the future-state vision and strategy that brings the vision to life. Vision is distilled into actionable priorities, which become the day-to-day operating plan guiding all team members in performing their work.

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Overcoming The Class Ceiling At Work

The Horizons Tracker

A couple of years ago I wrote about the value of having a workforce with a high degree of class diversity. This is far from easy to achieve, however, not least as Yale research shows that class bias can emerge as soon as we open our mouths. Overcoming the class ceiling. ” Emerging early. . ” Emerging early.

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How to Lead a Negative Team Member

Let's Grow Leaders

When you have a negative team member, strive to understand what’s happening. Leading a negative team member can be frustrating. Or, you have to translate new strategic objectives to your team and one person just can’t seem to go there. Why You Have a Negative Team Member. Invite the team on the journey with you.

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The Modern Customer Success Playbook

Quarterbacking your customers to long-term success and growth is proven to combat churn and transform customer success teams into revenue-drivers. But where do you start?

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How Class Affects How We Collaborate

The Horizons Tracker

A lot of conversations around diversity focus on identity-based factors such as race and gender, but there is a growing appreciation for the importance of thought diversity to a team. A study from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business took this a step further and explored the impact of class diversity on the success of a team.

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When Things Get Crazy, Look for Ways to To Empower Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

Want to empower your team? During times of uncertainty and change, it’s easy for your team to get lost in the chaotic swirl of indecision —to wring their hands and wait and see. It’s also the perfect time to empower your team, to step up and take the lead. Everyone had a new boss and a new team.

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