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5 Steps for Leadership Behavior Change

What do leadership faculty do when they’re not teaching others about leadership?  They sit around their offices talking to each other about leadership!  Here’s a video of Phil Willburn and me discussing what leaders who change do differently from leaders … READ MORE

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Seven Strategies for Simplifying Your Organization

This post is co-authored by Ron Ashkenas and futurethink CEO Lisa Bodell in Harvard Business Review. To view the original article, click here. Over the past several years we have heard hundreds of managers talk about the negative impact of complexity on both productivity … READ MORE

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4 Bad Attitudes that Hinder Change Leadership

What gets in the way of leading change? Bad attitudes can. CCL’s John McGuire says four general attitudes are common reasons why many managers, leaders and executives shrink back from leading change and, instead, focus on managing operations. You may … READ MORE

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Bringing Focus to Innovation Leadership: Part 4, Five Steps to Jump-start the Real Drivers of Innovation

Pulled from the white paper, “Becoming a Leader Who Fosters Innovation,” by David Magellan Horth and Jonathan Vehar We’ve seen that innovation is a compelling object for organizations as they look for ways to grow their top line via their … READ MORE

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When Intention is Irrelevant

I’ve interviewed leaders and followers for years about the impact of leaders’ behavior on their organizations and their people. I’ve come to a somewhat disturbing, yet obvious conclusion: a good deal of their impact is completely unintentional. We spend a … READ MORE

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