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Preview Thursday: Intelligent Disobedience

Lead Change Blog

Years ago, the guru of Quality Management, W. Edwards Deming, warned us of this pitfall. He is the founder of the International Leadership Association’s Followership Learning Community and a member of the ILA board of directors. Many, if not most, orders to do the wrong thing concern meeting numerical quotas or goals.

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Resistance to Change. Fear of Punishment for Incompetence

Mike Cardus

One manager said “ Sometimes you have to make an example of someone to show people that the change you want is going to happen.”. The managers nodded. The managers nodded…. Edwards Deming. Photo Credit. I was frightened And asked, “ That may be a good technique. It is not an easy answer. Edgar Schein.

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17 Leadership Role Models Who Get Results That Last

Let's Grow Leaders

Who is your favorite leadership role model? Thought Leaders Share Their Favorite Leadership Role Models. Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership suggests A. John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement suggests the late W. This is the theme of my book, Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability.