Reality

Leading for the Next Act

by George Ambler on August 11, 2007

The article titled “Leading for the Next Act: Why CEOs Must Evolve or Step Aside“ published in Knowledge@Wharton provides an interesting discussion concerning the need for leaders to change their leadership style to fit that challenges facing their organisations. “The secret to long-term CEO success, suggests David Nadler, a consultant to boards and senior executives, is conceiving of [...]

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Three Principles of Change

by George Ambler on July 23, 2007

Dick Richards of the blog Come Gather Round provides the following three principles that assist in the leadership of change: In the realm of human activity, things change only after they are accepted for what they are. This principle is a slight variation of The Paradoxical Theory of Change. At a very simple level, the principle was [...]

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Leadership is about creating new realities…

by George Ambler on November 19, 2006

“Leadership is about creating a domain in which human beings continually deepen their understanding of reality and become more capable of participating in the unfolding world. Ultimately, leadership is about creating new realities.” – Peter Senge The Leadership Insight Leaders need to have a clear grasp of current reality, but most leaders seem to have [...]

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The Structures and Tensions Required to Stimulate Change

by George Ambler on September 25, 2006

Photo by chelseagirl The need for change in how we think, behave and relate as organisations and individuals has never been greater. There is a great need for leaders who are capable of leading organisational change. The results to date have been dismal, research from Harvard Business Review indicates that as much as 70% of [...]

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