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How Do I Figure Out My Blind Spot and Hidden Motivations? #AskingForaFriend

Let's Grow Leaders

This will help you see situations from multiple angles and prevent groupthink. Create specific, measurable goals (KPIs) that align with turning your ‘ghosts’ into constructive forces. ” Okay, that’s the line that made me think about my motivations. Self-awareness is key in distinguishing between the two.

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The #1 Killer of Change

Lead Change Blog

In my view, the #1 killer element is groupthink. He believed, as I do, that groupthink erodes values; stifles critical thinking, limits creativity; enables undue influence of direction; and, allows inequity of action. So what is that profound issue, that killer component? However, that seems all too often not to happen. What to do now?

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Creating and Leading High Performing Teams

Lead Change Blog

A team is a small number of people who are committed to working together to achieve the desired goal. Working together includes talking, sharing ideas, debating issues, collaborating, making decisions, establishing goals, providing feedback, and celebrating success. Do all team members embrace the team’s mission, goals, and values?

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LeadershipNow 140: January 2019 Compilation

Leading Blog

Winston Churchill, Groupthink, and the Dardanelles by @michaelaroberto. 5 Reasons You Should NOT Set Goals by @JesseLynStoner. The Difference Between Mission Vision Purpose Strategy and Goals by @JesseLynStoner. VIDEO: How to turn a group of strangers into a team by @AmyCEdmondson. Resilience and Courage by @artpetty.

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Asking the Right Questions Often Leads to the Best Answer

Leading Blog

By asking more of these questions – of yourself and others -- you articulate goals, set benchmarks and assess risk. They ask about long-term goals, interests, and priorities. These are questions that require you to challenge groupthink, conventional wisdom, and your own biases. Is the goal in your best interests?

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How To Act And Think Like A Leader

Eric Jacobson

Allocate less time to what you do best to devote more time to learning other things that are also important.

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Diversity and Inclusion – Two Very Different Concepts

Great Leadership By Dan

To increase psychological safety – the feeling that it’s safe to contradict your boss, make mistakes, and dissent with decisions – leaders might consider having a dedicated devil’s advocate in meetings or including “rotten tomatoes time” in meetings where the goal is to poke holes in decisions or ideas that have come up.

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