Parent Child cultures are born when an organisation values control, consistency and predictability as the strategy for managing people….. Continue reading
Organisation
It is not enough to study them like beetles under a microscope; you need to know what it feels like to be a beetle.
Put yourself in their shoes. How you see the world depends on where you sit. People tend to see what they want to see. Out of a mass of detailed information, they tend to pick out and focus on those facts that confirm their prior perceptions and to disregard or misinterpret those that call their perceptions into question. Each side in a negotiation may see only the merits of its case, and only the faults of the other side’s. Continue reading
Do Rewards Kill Innovation and Creativity?
In a nutshell: payment for ideas can defeat the purpose. Continue reading
Three Kinds of People
Those who let things happen, those who make things happen and those who wonder what happened.
– Anonymous
Observable Candor and Caring Criticism
‘….in our research at more than 50 large companies over the past three years, we identified “observable candor” as the behaviour that best predicts high – performing teams. Continue reading
Eight Steps to Transform Your Organization
- Establish a Sense of Urgency
- Examine market and competitive realities
- Identify and discuss crises, potential crises, or major opportunities
- Form a Powerful Guiding Coalition
- Assemble a group with enough power to lead the change effort
- Encourage the group to work as a team Continue reading
You need to know what you’re willing to fight for. And then you need to show the world.
As you get going, keep in mind why you’re doing what you’re doing. Great businesses have a point of view, not just a product or service. Continue reading
How Dialogue Becomes Action
The setting in which dialogue occurs is as important as the dialogue itself. Continue reading
Defining qualities of a Real change Leader
So what are RCLs like? They are all different—except in their determination to achieve better results through people. They share a common set of characteristics that help them further this aim: Continue reading
Reforming the public sector in a crisis
The McKinsey Quarterly: Please summarize the lessons you have learned about leading, designing, and implementing the process for putting state finances in order. Continue reading
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