Leading Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

When this happens, they are at risk for what Donald Sull calls in Revival of the Fittest , active inertia. T HERE IS danger when success goes to a leader’s head. King Solomon wrote, “Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Professor Donald Sull calls it active inertia, an organization’s tendency to follow established patterns of behavior. I once had a boss who had an imaginary grid on his desktop—financials had a certain resting spot as did staff reports and marketing news. Self Leadership differences diversity inclusion'

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LDRLB

AUGUST 4, 2015

Donald Sull is a global expert on strategy and execution in turbulent markets. He is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Kathleen Eisenhardt is the S. Ascherman Professor of Strategy at Stanford, a highly cited author, and the co-director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program.

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leaderCommunicator

JUNE 28, 2019

Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. To survive and thrive in today’s market, a healthy corporate culture is more important than ever. To survive and thrive in today’s market, a healthy corporate culture is more important than ever.

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