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Building Trust Through Behavioral Integrity

Great Leadership By Dan

Chris Edmonds : Cornell University professor Dr. Tony Simons’ powerful article, “ The High Cost of Lost Trust ,” appeared in the Harvard Business Review in 2002. In that piece, he described his team’s efforts to examine a specific hypothesis (“Employee commitment drives customer service”) in the US operations of a major hotel chain.

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Vulnerability, Trust, and a Thriving Business

Lead Change Blog

Simon Sinek tells the story of a time he was waiting to board a flight when one customer committed the unforgivable sin of attempting to gain access before his group was called. Lunden interviewed the operators who took turns as hostages, sitting in a chair as live fire tore through paper targets just over their shoulders.

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Staying Productive in the Age of the Corona Virus

Next Level Blog

As everything started to shut down this past weekend, I spent a good bit of time on Monday scrolling through my LinkedIn and Instagram feeds to see how some of the best-known people in my field of leadership development are handling this new reality. Simon Sinek is filming short videos where he’s answering questions from readers.

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You Can’t Make Good Predictions Without Embracing Uncertainty

Harvard Business Review

With exquisite mock precision, they describe these highly specific futures, shrugging off uncertainty on the grounds that the future is ultimately unknowable. But the uncertainty of the future is no excuse for less rigor or clarity. But the uncertainty of the future is no excuse for less rigor or clarity. Insight Center.

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Embrace Wild Thinking to Grow Your Business

Skip Prichard

He operates in a world where craft and artistry are real positives. The second conversation touched on how people deal with uncertainty and anxiety in the workplace. You have many provocative questions and prompts to spur excellent conversations in leadership teams. Great brands strive to be an antidote to indifference.”

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The World Just Got More Uncertain and Your Strategy Needs to Adjust

Harvard Business Review

One thing we can say with confidence is that uncertainty will remain high for some time in politics, macroeconomics, and business, at both global and national levels. To respond to this challenge, companies will need to become more sophisticated about strategy during uncertainty in five ways. Match Your Strategy to the Environment.