It's only with the Practice of Leadership that we Change our World!
The phrase “Strong Opinions, Weakly Held” from a post by Bob Sutton describes an important philosophy for leaders, Bob Sutton describes the importance of this idea as: “….the virtues of wise people – those who have the courage to act on their knowledge, but the humility to doubt what they know…to deal with an uncertain [...]
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An article from HBS Working Knowledge “Don’t Listen to ‘Yes’“ where Martha Lagace,talks with Professor Michael Roberto, author of the new book Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer on why it’s essential for leaders to spark conflict in their organizations, as long as it is constructive. If people smile, nod, and say “yes” at your [...]
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With the increasing complexity the roles and behaviours of leaders need to change to suite a complex environment. The Dannemiller Tyson Associates discusses three new rules for leaders in the 21st Century: Old Rule #1: The leader’s job is to know, and to serve as a final authority in important decisions. New Rule: The leader’s [...]
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A Dutch study proves what we’ve all suspected: The study found that people can think unconsciously and that for complex decisions unconscious thought is actually superior. The team argued the problem with conscious thought is that the brain can only focus on a few things at the same time, which can lead to some aspects [...]
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Analysis Paralysis. The cure: The 70% solution (stolen from the Marine Corps). If you have 70% of the information, have done 70% of the analysis and feel 70% confident, then move. Sunk-Cost Syndrome. The cure: Burn the boat. Seymour Cray built two things: sailboats and supercomputers. Obsolescence is a given. To drive the point home [...]
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