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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2018

Leading Blog

Schein and Peter A. Hyperfocus : How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction by Chris Bailey. All titles are at least 40% off the list price and are available only in limited quantities. * * * "A personal bookshelf is critical to developing the ability to inspire others in the pursuit of worthy goals." — Ret.

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Preview Thursday – Humble Leadership

Lead Change Blog

The following is an excerpt from Humble Leadership:The Power of Relationships, Openness and Trust by Ed & Peter Schein. Product specialization is accelerating. Schein is the author of numerous bestselling books, including the recent Humble Inquiry and Humble Consulting. Climate change is accelerating.

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The Anxiety of Learning

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit The Anxiety of Learning Published by Michael Lee Stallard on July 7, 2010 03:21 am under knowledge flow Here’s a link to a brilliant interview of Edgar Schein entitled “ The Anxiety of Learning.&# why is everyone smiling?

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Culture change from a focus on how people interact

Mike Cardus

When I talk about culture change within a workplace the best thinker to reference is Edgar Schein : “Schein’s model of organizational culture originated in the 1980s. Is your current organizational culture – how things get done around here – working to attract-trust or repel-trust ?

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Resistance to Change. Fear of Punishment for Incompetence

Mike Cardus

If it takes you a long time to learn the new way of thinking and doing things, you fear being punished for your lack of productivity. Edgar Schein. Develop a shared language of the change and what "done" looks like; Step 2. Fear invites wrong figures. Shorten your time frame to the lowest time-span of work; Step 3.

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The Senior Leader’s Checklist for Shaping Company Culture

Next Level Blog

The authors argued that companies had to pick between one of three paths to value creation and success in the market – operational excellence, customer intimacy or product leadership. Back in my own days as an executive, I was hugely influenced by a book called The Discipline of Market Leaders.

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Resistance to Change is Cooperation for Improvement

Mike Cardus

This discomfort is Learning Anxiety.” – Schein pp. Fear of punishment for incompetence – If it takes you a long time to learn the new way of thinking and doing things, you fear repercussions for a decline in productivity. In developing new ways of thinking, you become a deviant in your group and might be rejected or even ostracized.

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