Lead Change Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

Getting to know your stakeholders and engaging with them effectively benefits your organization and can result in stronger financials and a boost in productivity. Bill suspected that the patient groups’ hesitation could be due to the fact that his organization’s products were more expensive than its competitors.

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Rich Gee Group

APRIL 26, 2022

The problem might be as simple as a dysfunctional program that requires a deeper fix to create a new product line. Select (vote) one problem — this is critical - building consensus and agreement at this point will guide you forward. ANALYZE STAGE Gather and analyze information, recognize the root cause, and establish solutions.

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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.”. As the product or exterior conditions become more defined, we can extend the length of the redwork.”. Bosses try to be compelling, not curious.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Soon there is a general, unspoken consensus that though things are not going poorly, they just aren’t going anywhere. Is our communication — verbal and written — focused and productive? The “stuck-ness” is felt in a meeting, observed in relationships, and even sensed in the leader. Here are two potential causes: 1) LACK OF COHESION.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

In this article, the author explains how to spot the classic signs of undiscussables — meetings marked by quick consensus, a lack of productive debate, or uneven participation — and offers strategies on how to uncover those unexpressed thoughts and feelings to help your team work more productively.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

In this refusal to do surveys, the confirmation bias is compounded by another cognitive bias, called the false consensus effect. For instance, one of the major complaints by Apple employees is a failure to do effective surveys and listen to employees. The post How Come So Many Smart Leaders Screw Up the Return to the Office?

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 7, 2022

Sustainable consensus. Those challenges include defining a viable business model around sustainable practices and products, freeing up resources to better mobilize the organization, and moving rapidly from pilot and siloed projects to large-scale and enterprise-wide initiatives.”.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

Best Idea, Not Consensus. The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. Define the “first principles” for the situation, the immutable truths that are the foundation for the company or product, and help guide the decision from those principles. The purpose of a company is to bring a product vision to life.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 16, 2015

They must act with one mind, one heart, and one voice to create an engaging, productive work environment. Consensus Do discussions end with members proactively summarizing options, making recommendations, and end with a clear, mutual, firm decision or action being made? Most leadership teams I observe are not teams at all.

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leaderCommunicator

DECEMBER 19, 2014

How Empathy Makes Us More Productive at Work By Laura Vanderkam, Fast Company “ Whatever your role, to get anything done, ‘everybody needs to be able to drive consensus,’ says Jon Kolko, author of the new book.”. So whether you’re a new leader or an industry veteran there’ll be something here for you. If your career…”.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 6, 2013

I recently met Nitin Julka , who is passionate about product management. He reached out to see if I would be willing to give him some pointers on how to become a successful product manager. The Product Management Perspective: Product managers play a key role in the success of their products.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While the general consensus is that employees liked it and were reasonably productive, there are concerns about its impact on things like creativity and innovation. The Covid pandemic was many things, but it in workplace circles, it provided the largest experiment in remote working ever seen.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Among the top symptoms productivity and effectiveness have decreased. 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. Frustrating as it is, none of this is surprising.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

According to a recent study, employees suffering from depression cost employers more than $44 billion per year in lost productivity, with over 81 percent of that decreased productivity coming in the form of presenteeism, or the practice of going to work despite illness or anxiety and commonly resulting in reduced productivity.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

It is productive to short circuit this painful scenario and have an honest discussion at kickoff to explore in detail what might be viewed as overly inflated credentials, those that requirements can be relaxed, or maybe elements that don’t matter at all but were cut and pasted in without thought.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 25, 2023

Consensus, commitment, and even action are left in a state of suspended animation. Rogelberg reports a survey of managers showed they feel that 79% of the meetings they drive are extremely or very productive. Clarity about whether decisions/actions for each agenda item will be by command, consultation, or consensus.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Principle #6 – Consensus. The Product Management Perspective: The principles discussed above apply nicely to product management. Look for ways to lead with consistency and consensus, and your products – and the customers that use them – will reap the benefits. Learn about them and find common bonds.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 27, 2021

While the success rate of digital transformation efforts has not always been much to write home about, the general consensus has remained that trying to digitally transform one’s business is far preferable to not doing so. This meant that laggards were often ineffective at launching new products in response to changing consumer demands.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 24, 2020

“In part these may be fed by the fact it is easy to find social consensus.”. The Danes also scored strongly on productivity and international investment. “The benefit of small economies in the current crisis comes from their ability to fight a pandemic and from their economic competitiveness,” they explain.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2022

What’s more, in order to reach a consensus, such teams must also take these perspectives into account. Another experiment asked volunteers to examine the story of a real-life company that had received various complaints about the products it sells and their harmful side effects. Taking perspectives. Responsibility of harm.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 14, 2018

When does product promotion become false advertising? The third stage is autonomy , in which people acknowledge the validity of different points of view but strive toward a rational consensus. It gives those with autonomy the intellectual tools they need to make responsible decisions and build consensus around them.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Research shows that unfortunately, many workplace meetings are not nearly as productive as they could be. To help ensure the meetings you host are productive, lead them by: Observing nonverbal feedback and encouraging everyone to participate. Summarizing group consensus after each point.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 24, 2017

But as a leadership expert, it also highlights a critical function leaders need to play both to drive organizational growth, as well as to boost employee productivity. As a writer, I can certainly appreciate the irony of this statement.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2013

In Finding Allies, Building Alliances , authors Mike Leavitt and Rich McKeown, state, “The ability to get things done with collaborative networks is the next generation in human productivity.” If committed leaders can consistently achieve consensus, they will move the alliance forward.

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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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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2016

We need the right balance between authority vs. autonomy, consensus vs. direct decision-making, and friendly vs. firm. By learning what and how to motivate your team, you will be able to achieve your goals and increase productivity and profitability. Our environments are more collaborative. 7, at 2pm EST.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 30, 2013

When James was asked if he would like to join the new product team , he accepted enthusiastically. He had expertise in several product lines, had launched new products before and prided himself in being a team player. The question of branding came up and the team decided to wait.

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LDRLB

MARCH 18, 2013

Its famed Toyota Production System (TPS) – a careful combination of process and collaborative culture – led them to the top for quality and satisfaction. Toyota’s 100 year plan had weekly strategic meetings after high level of consensus was gained from the core of Japanese managers with life-time contracts.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. Conversation and consensus are the only way to develop the strategic alignment and employee engagement necessary to achieve sustainable superior performance.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Resist the temptation to overuse consensus. Am I relying too much on consensus? Have you ever experienced a project manager, manager who was overly reliant on consensus? Select and apply the most time-efficient decision-making approach that will also meet the needs for quality and acceptance. What do you think?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 29, 2012

There might be a decrease in authentic connections, triggering a negative impact to productivity with behind-the-scenes scheming or passive behaviors that slow or stop progress. Are the conflicts productive and respectful? Consider the organization you lead. Do they lead to outcomes that are beneficial? I hope some of these ideas help.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2021

Coaching and mentoring have seldom been more popular, with a growing consensus that it can be vital to our career development. While it may seem somewhat unusual, Zoom has Chorus, its AI coach, as a standard feature, and products like Cogito have also been working extensively with call center staff in recent years.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 5, 2019

In total they crawled through around 400,000 food reviews left by consumers, with the general consensus being that many of the foods on the market today are excessively sweet. In total, the team analyzed 393,568 unique reviews of 67,553 food products over a 10-year period. ” Not so sweet tooth.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 22, 2014

Mulally frequently speaks about the vision and factors it into decision-making, including in discussions to evaluate new product development priorities. It helped him forge an agreement with the United Auto Workers union to make certain changes necessary for Ford to make a profit in return for bringing production back to the U.S.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 14, 2014

Instead the salesmen repeatedly discounted their products. As an old salesman, running a sales driven company, nothing infuriated me more than watching salesmen discounting perfectly good products because it was easier than addressing our real objection: Fear of change. ” are gone.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Connection, on the other hand, is a superpower that makes people smarter, happier, more productive, more resilient to cope with stress and healthier. For the individual, being under stress to perform while feeling isolated is a recipe for chronic stress response, poor performance, and physical and emotional health problems.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Amida, a director of Corporate Sales that I coached 1 on 1 to enhance managerial-leadership and improve the teams productivity , became so great about being clear about the decision style her team will be using for different issues she makes a chart. Photo Credit. Team Results. Contact Create-Learning or Call +1.716.629.3678.

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