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When it comes to the leadership of change, which is more important, leadership style or following the “right” steps for implementation? For the past several months, I have been conducting research into the leadership of change. My interest is in finding out what differentiates effective leading of change from ineffective. Although my research is far from Continue reading Leadership of Change: Do Steps Trump Style?  I recently read a study on change leadership in which the authors reported that different types or styles of leadership were effective with different types of organization changes. Although this “situational approach” to leadership is well established in the traditional leadership literature, this is one of the first studies to examine the impact of leader Continue reading What If You Can’t Match Leader and Situation? One of the persistent questions I get from people in my classes and training sessions is “What can I do to motivate people to give me work that is complete, accurate, and on time? I am tired of the excuses.” Fair question, though I think it is misdirected. It attributes the problem to their motivation Continue reading Get Better Results from Other People One reason people experience stress and feel that they have more to do than time in which to do it is because they are in an argument with The First Law of Accomplishment. The First Law of Accomplishment states: “The accomplishment of anything requires a sufficient period of time in which to accomplish it.” Its Continue reading Obeying the First Law of Accomplishment Why don’t people perform the way we expect them to? Perhaps you have asked yourself this question, or participated in a discussion with others related to it. Although there are many answers that could be provided, one that has recently caught my attention is the role of common ground. I was recently at a holiday dinner Continue reading Common Ground and Performance |
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