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The Flow of Organizational Culture

Lead Change Blog

Jim shows that most existing definitions of organizational culture are inadequate and argues that organizational culture is socially constructed, building on Schein’s idea that culture emerges as a dynamic response to problem-solving by the organization’s members.

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Leadership Lessons On Listening, Questioning, And Moving Others To Act

Tanveer Naseer

Schein and Daniel H. Schein, is a testament to the importance of asking questions in a way that enables others to feel comfortable giving honest answers. In Schein’s view, there are two essential problems. Pink being the standouts. The first is our preference for telling rather than asking.

Schein 267
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The Senior Leader’s Checklist for Shaping Company Culture

Next Level Blog

Back in my own days as an executive, I was hugely influenced by a book called The Discipline of Market Leaders. The authors argued that companies had to pick between one of three paths to value creation and success in the market – operational excellence, customer intimacy or product leadership. How do things actually get done?

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/29/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Customer CEO: How to Profit from the Power of Your Customers Chuck Wall The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself John Jantsch Disney U : How Disney University Develops the World’s Most Engaged, Loyal, [.].

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Resistance to Change is Cooperation for Improvement

Mike Cardus

Change happens, and the cooperation/resistance is what you learn from and look for to co-construct what makes change work to improve the organization’s and your viability in the market. . This discomfort is Learning Anxiety.” – Schein pp. How do I work with resistance to change? Cooperation Through Change + Learning Anxiety.

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It’s About What You Add to the Interaction

Lead Change Blog

Whether you’re a leader trying to market your product or service or that same leader wanting to effectively lead your team, having good relationships with others is crucial. That same principle applies to leadership: when those being lead trust their leader, they will go that extra mile.

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Book Reviews and My Recommended Reading List

The Practical Leader

I have read about 30 leadership books including Maxwell, Kouzes & Posner, Kotter, and Schein. Some mediocre (or worse) books are bestsellers because of strong marketing, a great title, or they’ve caught a trend. I am going to get more of your books. I was wondering if there are any other books you could particularly recommend.

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