Familiarity, as it relates to management, may not breed contempt — but it does contribute to lazy thinking. Almost anyone who works in an organization long enough begins to adopt a “same old same old” view of problems as well as opportunities. By default, they implement tried and true approaches to problems, not because they’ll always work, but because they’re not thinking about doing things differently.
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Familiarity, as it relates to management, may not breed contempt — but it does contribute to lazy thinking. Almost anyone who works in an organization long enough begins to adopt a “same old same old” view of problems as well as opportunities. By default, they implement tried and true approaches to problems, not because they’ll […]
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Change may be the only constant in today's organizations. Here's how to lead through it.