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How Team Leaders Can Improve Problem Solving Skills With a Clear Process

Great Results Team Building

This tool encourages systematic thinking and promotes a shared understanding of the problem’s root causes. Five Whys : The 5 Whys technique is a simple yet powerful tool for root cause analysis. It involves repeatedly asking “why” to dig deeper into the underlying reasons behind a problem.

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What Accounts for the Accountability Mess?

The Practical Leader

Measurement by whacking around thumps organization morale, smacks team effectiveness, and smashes improvement efforts. How leaders ask for and act on feedback about their leadership effectiveness establishes the organization’s feedback and accountability culture. Organizational behavior reflects leadership team behavior.

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At the Crossroads: Piecemeal Programs or Culture Change?

The Practical Leader

This too shall pass” From Bolt-On Programs to Built-In Culture Change Hundreds of studies over the decades have shown that 50 – 70 percent of improving customer service levels, restructuring, mergers/acquisitions, introducing new technologies, performance management systems, leadership training, and the like fail.

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Identifying Root Causes Beats Quick Fixes Every Time

Frank Sonnenberg Online

Are You Addressing the Root Cause With Quick Fixes? Additional Reading: You Deserve It, But… Moral Character Matters. Please leave a comment and tell us what you think or share it with someone who can benefit from the information. Hard Work Is Good For Your Soul. 10 Ways That Helping People Makes Them Helpless.

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