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Leadership is Language

Leading Blog

And we find that the leadership approaches and the language used aligned itself with that goal. It is this need that David Marquet thoroughly discusses in Leadership Is Language. This is the subject of Leadership Is Language. They suppress dissent and push for consensus. No variations. This is not collaboration.

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Why Having Full Autonomy At Work Might Not Be All That

The Horizons Tracker

Generally speaking, the consensus is that autonomy is highly motivational. They highlight how famous exemplars of decentralized leadership, such as Zappos and Oticon, have generally failed to deliver results and employees have requested a return to some form of hierarchy again with managers providing invaluable support.

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The #1 Killer of Change

Lead Change Blog

That phenomenon, first described by Jerry B Harvey in his article ‘The Abilene Paradox’, highlighted his views on consensus inertia. Groupthink’, coupled with the rapidly evolving pace of change and fear and uncertainty of purpose and direction, are undoubtedly significant contributory factors to poor business decisions.

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Are You Ready for Recovery?

Leading Blog

Transpersonal Leadership is a concept that my colleagues and I at LeaderShape Global have been developing for over 10 years. The next area to consider is the crucial importance of distributed Leadership, which follows naturally from the transpersonal perspective. Anybody can travel the path to Transpersonal Leadership.

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Insurance Executive Search: Navigating the Landscape of Risk and Reward

N2Growth Blog

Insurance executives face unique challenges and opportunities with emerging technologies, including AI, evolving regulatory environments, and global economic uncertainties. Strong strategic leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate teams, are also crucial in navigating the complexities of the insurance sector.

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Navigating the Mental Minefield: A Guide for Leaders

Mark Sanborn

Leadership, especially at the C-level, is a journey of high-stakes decisions and complex challenges. Overconfidence: The Illusion of Certainty The Trap: Executives often overestimate their knowledge and predictive abilities, overlooking potential uncertainties and risks. For more information about his work, visit www.marksanborn.com.

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What Information Helps Us To Cooperate?

The Horizons Tracker

The game exposes players to uncertainty, which is crucial to the social dilemma they face as they can’t be sure that others will reciprocate any generosity on their part. The group chat also seemed important, with any consensus reached on cooperation in the chat translating into cooperation in the task.

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