Category: Blog
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10. Setting the Future Course Based on Who You Hire
What are you looking for in a new leadership hire? Do you prioritize and have clear selection criteria, established up front and before you even begin? If not, watch out… you may be making a more impactful decision for your organization than it may seem on the surface.
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9. Calling All Cows and Elephants
Sacred Cows and Elephants in the Room. Everyone organization has them. But what happens when they diminish success and hamper positive change efforts?
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8. Making it Personal by Getting Closer
Bryan Stevenson, in his excellent book, “Just Mercy”, describes the advice his grandmother once gave to him. She said: “You can’t understand most of the important things from a distance, Bryan. You have to get close…” And this relates to mission driven organizations how?
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7. All Change Agents Are Irritating, Right?
Change is hard. Got it. Being a change agent is difficult. Yup. Bruising people along the way is just par for the course, can’t be avoided, and is probably even necessary. Really?
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6. When New Leaders Encounter Toxic Cultures
You get the new job and you are psyched. This is going to be awesome! Until it isn’t. This episode is about those situations when new leaders find themselves in a tough spot due to the toxicity of the culture they have just entered.
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5. Mission is the Way Out
In this episode, I discuss the perils of an inward focus at the expense of having an outward oriented one. Some organizations (and people) don’t benefit from having too much of a heightened sense of self.
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4. Interim vs. Transitional Leadership
Making an interim or transitional leadership hire. Is there a difference? And does that matter?
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3. There is Always a Waterfall
In my book Saving Organizations That Matter, I use a waterfall metaphor to describe the challenges some organizations face as they feel the pull of the current toward danger. I read a brief excerpt this week to describe this imagery and its relevance to leaders of mission driven organizations.
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2. Scaling the High Wall
Classic scenario: you’re at the fork in the road and up one side, it looks smooth and inviting. Up the other, challenging. But, wouldn’t you know it, the more difficult side may well be the one for you. This week, I talk about making the harder… but better choice.
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1. Unprecedented Change and Other Signs of Urgency Fatigue
All is well. The sky is falling. Let’s face it, we all have our tendencies and personality leanings when it comes to change and urgency. In this podcast, I offer a few thoughts on this topic and the leadership implications for organizations.
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