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The #1 Killer of Change

Lead Change Blog

He works for a large national, not for profit organization in the UK, and it is mired in yet another major restructuring process, driven, as ever, by dwindling funding. That phenomenon, first described by Jerry B Harvey in his article ‘The Abilene Paradox’, highlighted his views on consensus inertia. Then act on that feedback.

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When Smart and Fast Leaders Leave Their Teams Behind

The Practical Leader

I recently ran a Moose-on-the-Table workshop for a major division of a large company going through the wrenching change of a wholesale restructuring and totally refocusing their business. Consensus – made by the entire team as a group either through “majority rules” or unanimous agreement.

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The New New International Economic Order

Harvard Business Review

All this represents a considerable turn away from anything resembling a Washington Consensus and towards a more highly managed system favoring preferential terms for developing countries and redistribution over competition and efficiency. It means recognizing that not everyone is, at the end of the day, a neo-liberal.