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February 27, 2020 What is a major barrier that keeps people from speaking up?Q: What is a major barrier that keeps people from speaking up? A: We call it...
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February 24, 2020 What is the power gradient?The power gradient is the amount of social distance there is between one person and another. The power...
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February 21, 2020 Why do we need emotions at work?Q: Why do we need emotions at work? A: In the Industrial Age, I didn’t need my...
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February 17, 2020 It’s time we ConnectIn the last six weeks of the IBL blog, we have compared the old plays of the Industrial...
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February 13, 2020 Leading with language of the pastQ: In your new book, Leadership Is Language, you talk about the language of leaders in Industrial Age...
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February 10, 2020 Now we Complete, instead of ContinueThe Industrial Age play was Continue - continue the work as long as possible. Picture an assembly line...
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February 6, 2020 What to say instead of giving the answer.Q: People get annoyed when they know the boss has the answer but doesn't give it to them....
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February 3, 2020 Commitment versus ComplianceIf we collaborate effectively, the result is commitment. Commitment is better than compliance. Commitment comes from within and...
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January 30, 2020 Why listening is importantQ: Why is listening an important quality for leadership? A: Listening is the foundational skill that all...
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January 27, 2020 Collaborate, Not CoerceThe fundamental organizational design principle from the Industrial Age was to separate the deciders from the doers. Each...