Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Leon Festinger, the social psychologist that coined the term “ cognitive dissonance ” in 1957, makes this observation. Here are a selection of tweets from December 2013 that you might have missed: Top Themes to Pull Forward from 2013 by Jon Mertz @ThinDifference. 10 Reasons why Managers are Clueless about Leadership by @greatleadership. Leading, When You Are Not The Leader by @toddbnielsen. 7 Characteristics of a Good Leader by @RobertCordray.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Leon Festinger, the social psychologist, discovered that tension is caused when people find themselves engaged in behaviours that are making them successful yet running counter to their attitudes and beliefs. The following is a guest post by Dr. George H. Labovitz and Victor Rosansky. There is much talk today about the need to constantly align and adapt strategy to constantly changing market conditions to insure sustainable competitiveness.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

Psychologist Leon Festinger, working in the mid-1950''s, began the formal study of how we come to feel what we feel in what is known as cognitive dissonance research. Festinger exposed volunteer subjects to two experimental conditions in his studies. Handling conflict is one of the most difficult aspects of any manager''s job.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

According to Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance , people seek to avoid inconsistency, and one way of accomplish that is to adjust their attitudes to be consistent with their behaviors. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is getting his way and Cathleen Black will take over from Joel Klein as Chancellor of New York City Schools.

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