Category: Team & Culture
Want Cultural Change to Stick? Change The Way You Operate
You can start a cultural change with organizational changes or strategic changes. But until the operations change, nothing will stick. This is often the most difficult part of the change…
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Leverage Interim or Temp Help to Bridge Gaps
Alex Raubitschek, Ortus Interim (Photo credit: Steve Bowbrick) Interim help can make the difference between failure and success. We've seen this over and over again. We've seen so many…
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Five Steps to Turn Wasteful Meetings into Drivers of Success
Five Steps to Effective Meetings 1. Context. Understand the meeting’s place in the broader journey. It’s not about the meeting itself, or even the meeting experience. It’s about how the…
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How Leaders’ Communication Styles Impact the Delivery of Results
I recently asked acoustics expert David Greenberg what the greatest concert hall is. He quickly replied, “For what?” He went on to explain that different venues are better for certain…
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Following Gabrielle Giffords’ BRAVE Leadership
Giffords is not acting like a victim. She is demonstrating BRAVE leadership at its best: She did not choose the context (environment) for her leadership. She did not choose to…
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Paul Callahan Wins the Match Race Inside the Fleet Race to Go Back to the Olympics
Paul Callahan won the Olympic trails this past weekend and will represent the USA again in the Paralympic Sonar class in the UK this upcoming summer. I previously…
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How Leaders’ Communication Styles Impact the Delivery of Results
I recently asked acoustics expert David Greenberg what the greatest concert hall is. He quickly replied, “For what?” He went on to explain that different venues are better for certain…
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Reaching Consensus: Lessons from the Iowa Caucus
Utilize the right decision making process for the situation. Different situations require different leadership approaches. Often it’s important to have a bias for action – as in a crisis. Other…
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Leadership Lessons from the World’s Top Companies: 2011 Year in Review
As you undertake a new job, keep in mind the three steps which will help you succeed: Get a head start. Manage the message. Build the team.
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