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7 Suggestions to Lead Change When You Aren’t Sure What Changes Are Needed

Ron Edmondson

Or when the leadership pipeline of future leaders wasn’t clearly defined? They may even resist it, but they know when change is about to occur. Or have you had to lead change when there wasn’t clear agreement on where the organization needs to go? Perhaps when some players on the team were uncommitted or complacent?

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Five Tips for Leaders Who Are Betwixt and Between

Next Level Blog

It’s usually a case where they’re moving from a pretty hands-on, directive leadership role and into a role in which they’re coordinating the work of a number of other leaders. As the authors of The Leadership Pipeline point out, the first time is usually when the leader moves from manager to manager of managers.

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“We Don’t Need a Leadership Culture”

Your Voice of Encouragement

What would happen if organizations were proactive and strategic and built their own leadership pipeline and filled their bench with capable, ready-now leaders? What if companies and non-profits created a culture in which exceptional leadership at all levels was the norm? There are many objections.

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7 Suggestions for Navigating Change When Standing in Muddy Water

Ron Edmondson

Or when the leadership pipeline – is supposed to be leading – wasn’t clearly defined? They may even resist it, but they know when change is about to occur. Or have you had to lead change when there wasn’t clear agreement on where the organization needs to go? Or when _. .” They may not want change.

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7 Suggestions for Navigating Change When Standing in Muddy Water

Ron Edmondson

Or when the leadership pipeline…who is supposed to be leading…wasn’t clearly defined? They may even resist it, but they know change has to occur. You’ll have to challenge those who want to add more mud to the water or resist removing the mud. Or when…you get the idea. .”

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No Joke: The April 1st, 2013 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

While the philosophic take on this is what we will resist versus what we will attempt to maintain, the business version is about spending or saving resources. What does the Millennial generation seek in leadership development opportunities and do generational stereotypes get in the way? It's not easy is it?”. Neal Burgis, Ph.D.

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The Dark Side of Resilience

Harvard Business Review

Along with blinding leaders to improvement opportunities and detaching them from reality, leadership pipelines are corroded with resilient leaders who were nominated as high-potentials but have no genuine talent for leadership. In short, when resilience is driven by self-enhancement, success comes at a high price: denial.

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