Sometimes it seems that other people have special talents—talents we can't match. There may be some truth in that in some cases. More often... The difference is just that they've developed …
Are you associated with the problem?
I don't mean are you causing the problem: I mean are you engaged with it; or engaged with the people who are dealing with it? If not, you probably won't have much impact. If you're dissociated from …
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How fast can we go?
Traditionally, we said “at the pace of the slowest man.” Nowadays, we’d say “person,” of course. In times of change, is that really right? Do we need to go at the speed of the team as a …
Giving them (and us) time to think
It's tempting, if we have a point to put across, to be rather full-on about it; to give the other person "the benefit of our wisdom" in short order, in the hope perhaps that the very energy and pace …
Blending the intervention
We don't have all the answers. That's true whether we're on the outside of the issue looking in or on the inside looking out. The leadership team knows its business, whereas the change agent knows …
Are you leading with your professional paradigm?
They say the way we do anything is the way we do everything. When it comes to leadership and management, we tend to lead and manage in a paradigm dictated by our professional or vocational …
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