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Bob Hayward

 

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Advice for a Trusted Advisor

Before advice can be offered to you, a trusted advisor, we have to be sure of our terms. They’re not as straightforward as they might seem.

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There’s No Substitute for Trust

The organizational change model is well known. It follows an equally well-known model: the one for making decisions.

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The Royal We

Organisational culture isn’t an accident. It isn’t the result of serendipity, happenstance, or chance. For good or for ill, there is only one reason why the culture where you work is the way it is.

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Did You Hear It Through the Grapevine?

The organisational grapevine has long been the most effective communication channel man has ever devised. No plans were drawn up, no committees were formed, and no one was tasked to make sure that it was implemented. It

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How to Use Organisational Memory to Encourage Change

Much has been made of the idea that organisational memory inhibits changes that senior managers want to make. They feel plagued by the attitude still clung to by some that “that’s the way we’ve always done it.”

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The Culture of Complacency

Organisations change constantly. What that means is that your organisation is dynamic. It won’t remain the same because it can’t.

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What Should You Read?

You already know that leaders are readers. Not only is it something that you can’t avoid, it’s unimaginable that you’d even think about doing so. No one, not even you, has a corner on good ideas.

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Change Leadership

Lest there be any confusion, let’s make sure we’re on the same page: Leadership, by definition, means that you have followers. If no one is following you, then you’re not leading.

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Not on My Desk

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How to Prepare for a Difficult Conversation

So how do you prepare for a difficult conversation? By dealing with it before it becomes difficult. Find out more.

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