Why Your Cultural Evolution And Survival Depends On Your Middle Managers’ Attitude
Most see policies and guidelines as bureaucratic inhibitors and constraints. However, used the right way, those same policies and guidelines free people to do their jobs by directing focus. They key is applying the right degrees of freedom to prompt compliance,...
The Next Three Cultural Dimensions Almost Every Organization Should Evolve
A recent survey of global executives suggests a need to evolve most organizations’ culture by dialing up 1) speed, 2) more open communication, and 3) broadening the definition of doing good for others. The logic of evolving cultures Let’s start with the logic of...
How To Leverage The Magical Influence Of Proactive Reactions
The old saying suggests you can’t control events; but you can choose your reactions. The trouble is that’s backwards looking. Webster says a reaction is “a response to some treatment, situation, or stimulus.” Useless. Can’t change what happened. Instead, be proactive....
In Praise Of Deviants
Your team needs disrupters, rebels, challengers, and deviants to help it evolve and survive. That’s the main premise of my earlier article on Why The Highest Performing Teams Always Fail Over Time. Here we explore how to get more positive deviation, drawing from...
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