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Are you a Leader or a Lemming?

Great Leadership By Dan

How about reengineering, total quality management, performance management, learning organization, value analysis, managed care, or employee satisfaction? Your bookshelf: Are they all leadership books? If you are trying to make your operation more efficient, then say so. “To The trappings: Look in your driveway.

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Evidence | Unicorns | Bullshit: 3 Areas Of Team Building & Leadership Effectiveness

Mike Cardus

Within the team building and managerial leadership world there is so much information and Jargon Monoxide ( wish I came up with this phrase Bob Sutton shared what this means on his blog) that everyone feels overwhelmed. We find Bullshit in all corners of the world especially when it comes to management. Bob Sutton. Will Thalheimer.

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The Role of Research

LDRLB

Last week, Bob Sutton wrote on his blog: “most management books are based on anecdotes, the biased recollections of some famous executives, or on research that is presented as rigorous (but is not…Good to Great is a perfect example).”. Over the weekend, I’ve found myself struggling to reconcile two recent comments in my head.

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A Shift in Leadership Can Make a Multi-Million Dollar Impact

Strategy Driven

You would think that an Ivy League institution like Cornell University would be a model of the best practices of leadership throughout its organization since Cornell and most universities believe they are growing the next generation of leaders for our country and our world. not necessarily and not always. That got everyone’s attention!

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The Role of Research

LDRLB

Last week, Bob Sutton wrote on his blog: “most management books are based on anecdotes, the biased recollections of some famous executives, or on research that is presented as rigorous (but is not…Good to Great is a perfect example).”. Over the weekend, I’ve found myself struggling to reconcile two recent comments in my head.

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Data Can Do for Change Management What It Did for Marketing

Harvard Business Review

One area so far relatively untouched is change management. The combination of predictive analytics, large data sets, and the processing power of today’s computers is starting to transform change management. But before that can happen, we have to understand why data has failed to catch on in change management to date.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

In contrast to “transformational” and “authentic” leadership, which has been criticized for being fuzzy and wishy-washy , “fitness leadership,” as we refer to it, offers a more concrete approach. During 2016, employee engagement increased by 3%, to 75%.

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