How Do I Get My Boss to Change?

By Jeffrey Ford, on April 5th, 2010

I am occasionally asked by the managers in my classes, “How do I get my boss to do this stuff?”  My answer is often the same, “Get interested in what they are interested in.  Find out what they have their attention on, what they are concerned for, and what they are accountable for and then

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Inspiration Is Not Enough

By Jeffrey Ford, on February 18th, 2010

During a recent meeting with a group of managers from COSI in Columbus, OH, one of them asked about the role of inspired understanding in getting people to do things.  She was proposing that the primary difference between effective managers and less effective leaders was that effective leaders presented their ideas in a more compelling

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