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How to Lead Through a No-Win Scenario

Let's Grow Leaders

A seeming no-win scenario is also a chance to distinguish yourself, earn people’s trust, and innovate. Set during the US Civil War, Colonel Shaw, played by Matthew Broderick, is asked to lead one of the first regiments of African American soldiers. Shaw finally chooses to care for his men and orders them to burn the town.

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2020

Leading Blog

Featuring commentary from the leaders themselves describing how they handled each situation, it helps managers better understand not just what emotional intelligence is, or how to measure it, or how it is linked to bottom-line results: it also shows how real leaders used their emotional intelligence to deal with real situations.

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The Benefits of a Chief Transformation Officer for Growth

N2Growth Blog

Anyone occupying the Chief Transformation Officer role must have a vital stakeholder management skill and cross-functional background instead of other more specialized executives. Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw.

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Important Ideas on Change and Transitions: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Brian Sooy of Lead Change Group offers Positive Communication Leads to a Culture of Innovation. ” - George Bernard Shaw. Managing Through Career and Life Changes. Monique Valcour of the Harvard Business Review Blog Network shares If You’re Not Helping People Develop, You’re Not Management Material.

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When the Distancing Ends, How Far Away Will You Be?

Decker Communication

The playwright George Bernard Shaw once observed that “to be in hell is to drift, and to be in heaven is to steer.” The months ahead will be a high-pressure exercise in change management, and success will depend on an organization’s flexibility and capacity to adjust its trajectory. In the two months since the U.S.

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Subjective Understanding in the Workplace: Embracing Complexity and Fostering Collective Intelligence

Mike Cardus

By embracing the fluidity of subjective understanding, organizations can tap into the collective intelligence of teams and foster innovation. As managers, embracing this fluidity within groups and moving within our teams is crucial. Shaw, P., & Mowles, C. Jossey-Bass. Stacey, R. Griffin, D., The Organization of Leadership.

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How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap

Eric Jacobson

In a highly personal and reflective manner, Mulligan, with Greg Shaw , details through stories, examples, insights and frameworks, how business leaders can prepare for and respond to technological disruption. Shaw is coauthor of Satya Nadella ’s, Hit Refresh , and Kevin Scott ’s, Reprogramming the American Dream.

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