Lead from Within

APRIL 16, 2024

Here are my top recommendations: Encourage Dissent and Debate: Instead of seeking consensus, encourage healthy dissent and open debate within your team. As an executive leadership coach, I emphasize the significance of implementing seven unconventional methods to cultivate diverse thinking in organizations.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

For a leader to facilitate a meeting (instead of running it), they need to be first be willing to let go of their power and be open to outcomes. However, they usually don’t, and never really leverage the power of a well-run brainstorming session. Consensus building skills. Non-verbal communication skills.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 19, 2023

No matter what industry you’re in or what position you hold, these quotes will remind you of the power of good leadership and its impact on both individuals and organizations. John Quincy Adams A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 24, 2013

Two groups don’t have power to make the same decision, at the same time, in the same way. Power to decide is an either/or proposition. Empowerment is smoke and mirrors until management loses power. Collaboration only occurs between […]. Collaboration only occurs between […].

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Rich Gee Group

APRIL 26, 2022

The Fade Cycle is a powerful tool to help you stand back, analyze the issues with data, develop a solid solution, and execute with confidence. Select (vote) one problem — this is critical - building consensus and agreement at this point will guide you forward.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

The team leader then thinks he or she has consensus, only to be frustrated later by lack of commitment and follow-through. Sharing power and developing others is almost impossible if leaders are insecure. ” They’re focused on powering, not partnering. Redefining their job.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

They suppress dissent and push for consensus. Build consensus” or “Get everyone on the same page” is another way of saying, “I’m right, and you need to change your thinking.”. Part of flattening the power gradient involves leaders demonstrating vulnerability and being able to admit they don’t know. This is not collaboration.

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Consensus is the path to average. Communication Conflict resolution Decisions Power Success Taking others higher Conflict Resolution Culture Leadership Leadership Development perspective' Lousy leaders and weak organizations pursue peace at all costs. The heat of tension, tests, clarifies, refines, and strengthens teams and ideas.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For all that people complain about meetings, they’re still one of the best ways to share information, gain consensus, assign accountability, and get things done. After decades of coaching powerful executives around the world, Lolly Daskal has observed that leaders rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 23, 2020

The idea is that by pooling expertise together, the outlying predictions cancel themselves out, and a sensible consensus is reached. New research from the University of Tokyo aims to deploy a similar trick for improving the power and accuracy of existing algorithms that aim to forecast the future.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Organizations can address any issues by identifying potential conflicts, power struggles, or communication gaps and fostering a more collaborative and productive board environment. This involves analyzing the interactions, communication patterns, and collaboration among board members.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility : Thriving Organizations & Great Results by Marilyn Gist PhD. On the most fundamental level, leaders must bring divergent groups together and forge a consensus on a path forward. But what makes that possible?

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A common mantra in business is that “information is power” This may encourage managers to hoard information for the benefit of their career, but research from Stanford highlights how harmful this can be. They suggest that often managers get this wrong and communicate too little, and very rarely overcommunicate.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

Coaching is the best way to mold effective people into powerful teams.” Best Idea, Not Consensus. The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. There are things we all care about as people—love, family, money, attention, power, meaning, purpose—that are factors in any business situation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 21, 2020

Negative responses are often the default when a boss wants to maintain power, or a direct report wants to avoid hassles. To avoid forced consensus, take generational and background diversity in job candidates into account. with strings attached. It may feel good to have a homogeneous staff, but this stifles innovation.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 16, 2016

Peter Drucker said, “If you have quick consensus on an important matter, don’t make the decision.” Leaders with authority and power are responsible to invite, explore, honor, and reward constructive dissent. Weak leaders silence dissent; wise invite it. All important decisions are made better by constructive dissent.

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QAspire

MARCH 23, 2021

“Tomorrow’s management systems will need to value diversity, dissent and divergence as highly as conformance, consensus and cohesion.” Check out the Visual Leadership Pack of HD Sketchnotes – a compilation of high-resolution compilation with 55+ powerful (and timeless) ideas to elevate your leadership and learning game.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Guest post from August Turak : The main reason why transformation fails is because organizations are very resistant to change, especially in organizations where powerful executives have their own interests and territory. Also compassionately remember that executives may not have all the power you give them credit for.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2017

Forge a consensus regarding our organization’s working definition of leadership. There’s certainly real power in a common definition of leadership; there’s even more power in a common leadership skill set. However, because we recognize the power of The Opportunity, we are consciously working to provide it more often.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 5, 2018

Death by consensus. Consensus is great, but it often takes a bad turn. After decades of coaching powerful executives around the world, Lolly Daskal has observed that leaders rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits. It doesn’t take them long to erode the team’s fiber. THE LEADERSHIP GAP.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 2, 2020

Build consensus so you have wide agreement and ownership—leaving room for course corrections if needed. After decades of coaching powerful executives around the world, Lolly Daskal has observed that leaders rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits. Well-defined priorities. The Leadership Gap.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 28, 2018

He intended to give the employees personal power over their own careers and the business. When people take chances to bet against the consensus as Dalio does, there is a high probability that they may be wrong. His promises to provide jobs, education, and even rewards prompted positive responses from his employees. Learn Deliberately.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Indeed, it’s striking how little consensus exists about the direction of change in our world and what threats we need to anticipate as a result—let alone how to deal with them. …advocates of each can marshal a set of facts and evidence to make their own plausible and thought-provoking case. Moisés Naím, The End of […].

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

These perceptions created a bit of tension,” the researchers explain, “as perceiving dominance in an individual typically results in an unwillingness to freely grant them power, whereas perceiving them as prestigious results in the opposite. In such a scenario, people placed a lot of emphasis on both dominance and prestige together.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Building Team Power : How to Unleash the Collaborative Genius of Teams for Increased Engagement, Productivity, and Results. Building Team Power by Thomas Kayser examines the structural mechanisms and behavioral traits that combined to create highly collaborative teams. Consensus Building. by Thomas Kayser. About the Book.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

It can lead to miscommunication, misjudging the other party’s motives, inability to reach consensus, and more. The Power of Humor, Stories, and Metaphors. Stories have the power to convey an important idea, stimulate a strong emotional response, and allow a release of political or interpersonal tension.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

This phenomenon is driven by excessive egos that want power, prestige, recognition, and reward. They gather differing perspectives and then make the decisions, with the best interests of the organization (not their careers) in mind, without needing a full consensus.” The Transpersonal Touchstone Explored.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Determine whether the overall approach will be one of seeking consensus among the group’s members or relying on the expertise of those charged with each element. After decades of coaching powerful executives around the world, Lolly Daskal has observed that leaders rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Problems with dysfunctional harmony—when you want consensus too badly, you miss out on valuable debate. Personality Issues (leadership failures at the individual level) Hoarding power and responsibility. Drama Management (leadership failures at the team level) Leaders who rule by bullying. Distracted purpose.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 30, 2018

Relying on consensus. But consensus decision making isn’t appropriate or feasible in many situations, and that’s where leadership steps up. After decades of coaching powerful executives around the world, Lolly Daskal has observed that leaders rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Today we bring you powerful phrases to foster collaboration to build trust in a matrix organization. Powerful Questions to Build Deeper Trust and Connection in a Matrix Organization If you’re facing conflict or lack of collaboration, you might want to start here with our 12 Powerful Phrases for Navigating Challenging Workplace Conflict.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 18, 2023

People who disagree, dissent, or push back against the group consensus or the boss are labeled as not being team players. “The Anxious Micromanager,” excepts from neuropsychologist, Julia DiGangi’s new book, Energy Rising: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power. Then, the true issues are clearly named.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

They should be able to articulate their vision, build consensus, and inspire their teams. Also, effective communication skills are paramount as insurance executives must engage with stakeholders at all levels, from clients to board members. Alongside these qualities, a proven track record of leadership is crucial.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 25, 2024

If there’s no company policy, it can either become a conflict—or an opportunity to use some Powerful Phrases and build a team agreement, much like deciding on the office’s unofficial dress code. As you see a conflict building, start with Powerful Phrases that “put the fish on the table,” and help people understand what’s happening.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 22, 2014

In an earlier article I wrote about the power of having a vision phrase. Mulally frequently uses phrases including “One Ford,” “one team,” “the power of teams,” and “working together always works” to communicate how much he values team players. Communicate an Inspiring Vision. Take a Positive “Can Do” Attitude.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2016

We need the right balance between authority vs. autonomy, consensus vs. direct decision-making, and friendly vs. firm. That is a lot of power. Our environments are more collaborative. On top of that, there are so many different models of leadership out there. Hard work and happy employees are unstoppable.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

That adds up to a powerful performance advantage (and a competitive advantage). In the section that reviewed scholarly research, he wrote that over the last hundred years of scientific inquiry, there has not been a consensus on the definitions of, or a general theoretical model for, leadership or organizational culture.

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