Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

As GoogleX’s Astro Teller stated, “the only way to get people to work on big, risky things…is if you make that the path of least resistance for them [and] make it safe to fail. I’m not pro failure, I’m pro learning.”. There is a connection between psychological safety and learning. Inviting Participation.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2018

”, so that people can fight the natural instinct to resist change. Seeing the opportunity to improve the employee experience and create cost efficiencies across the learning organizations, she brought together her fellow learning leaders. They: Share a compelling, clear purpose: Purpose is the guardrail for actions.

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Agility Shaw Learning-by-Doing Efficiency 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

We measure how quickly leaders can implement and overcome resistance to change. In the 1960s and 1970s, we embraced participative leadership ; in the 1990s, we were lured by the learning organization. For example, we assess whether leaders are able to generate compliance with or genuine commitment to their plans.

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Influence Six Sigma Open-book Diversity 8