The Practical Leader
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
He began a series of small group meetings throughout the organization. ” At first participants were reluctant to say much. A facilitator helped to group the input into clusters. These issues were sorted into what the group could control, couldn’t control, or could influence.
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Cultivating a culture of accountability requires a collective effort from all board members, as it sets the tone for the entire organization and influences the behavior and performance of other employees. A systematic evaluation process should be established to measure the progress and outcomes achieved by participants.
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Lead Change Blog
MARCH 26, 2021
Lack of participation in meetings. Often follow-up will be needed to any quantitative data collection, such as a focus group or confidential interviews, to understand the reasons for the resistance. Deploy influencers who can reduce resistance. Missed deadlines. Declining productivity. Avoidance of new ways of working.
The Practical Leader
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
We did a series of focus groups, interviews, and surveys within a division of a large company to help Chris, the division manager, determine why their culture wasn’t performing at the level he wanted. Retreat participants will sometimes call each on behaviors that block the team.
The Practical Leader
MAY 29, 2019
Use focus groups (a cross-section of frontline staff) to test new management directions before making grand announcements to everyone. Even if you press on against the advice of the focus groups, you’ll have deeper insight on how to face the issues the new direction may raise. List each point.
Next Level Blog
JULY 23, 2010
The Lloyds team was on board the rig about a month before it blew and conducted a safety survey and a number of focus groups with Transocean crew members over the course of several days. We need to be accountable for our own words and actions along with doing what we can to influence positive action from others.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 31, 2018
Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group. The participants were American women whose racial and ethnic identity was African American/black, Asian American, Latin/Hispanic, or any combination of these races and ethnicities. Too often, their ambitions are thwarted.
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