Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2013

10 Reasons why Managers are Clueless about Leadership by @greatleadership. Leon Festinger, the social psychologist that coined the term “ cognitive dissonance ” in 1957, makes this observation. Smoothing the Creases : 5 Ways to Manage Conflict in the Workplace by Eunisse De Leon. How Leaders Can Ride the Storm by @LaRaeQuy.

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Festinger Servant Leader McKinsey Self-aware 272

CO2

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Here’s how: Coercive Influence : In instances where managers apply pressure or manipulate situations, employees may be influenced to align their recollections with the narrative presented by those in authority. Source : Festinger, L. The balance of power can sway how we remember events, leading to the creation of false memories.

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Power Festinger Handbook Influence 78

Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

So how can management insure that the organization’s culture is properly aligned with strategy? Next, train people in the new behaviours, have management model them, and provide feedback loops so that people can see how their behaviours get results. Get managers to model and promote key behaviours. Dr. George H.

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Goal Festinger Insurance Strategy 255

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

Handling conflict is one of the most difficult aspects of any manager''s job. In the 30 years I''ve worked with C-level executives, I''ve noticed that playing King Solomon to warring colleagues has gotten even harder, thanks to the "anger management" programs designed to eradicate intense emotions in the workplace.

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Festinger Management Compliance Stress 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Black has no management experience in education — her entire career has been spent in magazine publishing — and her contact with the public school system in New York has been very limited. The contretemps over this appointment brings to mind three classic management issues, and research about them that is too often ignored.

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Tacit Knowledge Festinger Social Capital Education 14