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Powerful Leaders Go Beyond Empowerment to Empartnerment

The Practical Leader

In “Harnessing Everyday Genius,” in the latest edition of Harvard Business Review , Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini show what a big problem this is. Hamel and Zanini conclude, “As a result, a vast reservoir of human ingenuity is going untapped. It means leaders doing it with — not to or for — their teams.

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Stop Training Your Employees To Not Try

Joseph Lalonde

This makes me think about the monkey experiment Gary Hamel and C.K. When a team member takes a risk, reward them. Worse, organizations often punish their employees for trying something new and failing. And the employees don’t understand why they can’t attempt something new. Prahalad wrote about in one of their books.

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May 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building shared The 3 Most Important Traits Teams Want in a New Manager. Communication. Engagement. Jennifer V.

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4 Habits Of Innovators

The Horizons Tracker

In his latest book, Humanocracy , London Business School’s Gary Hamel teams up with his Management Lab colleague Michele Zanini to explore how organizations can better structure themselves for the modern age. “The future isn’t a lion in the veld. ”

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Say “Hi” and “Bye”

Michael Lee Stallard

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Two Questions for your Next Team Meeting – Where are we missing it? Where are we hitting it?

First Friday Book Synopsis

Gary Hamel, What Matters [.]. In most organizations, innovation still happens “despite the system” rather than because of it.?…innovation …innovation is the only sustainable strategy for creating long-term value.

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Creating Organizations As Amazing As The People Inside Them

Eric Jacobson

The book subtitle in the headline above convinced me to read, Humanocracy , by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini. Cross-train associates and organize them into small, multifunctional teams. Create teams that are small and where roles are loosely defined, and policies are flexible. My team is small and super-flexible.