Jun 11, 2025
Use brief stories from the organization’s own history to show how the proposed change fits long-standing values, then keep refining those stories as you hear employees’ reactions (dropping or reshaping any tale that fails to spark follower self-visualization)....
Jun 11, 2025
Schedule a brief “legacy huddle” at the start of major projects: invite employees to share a story, symbol, or practice linked to an admired former leader and then connect that legacy to today’s objectives. Field evidence from a merger study shows that deliberately...
Jun 11, 2025
At least once each quarter, share a concise story of where the organization will be five years from now and explicitly connect that future to today’s core mission and culture. Research shows that when leaders communicate a vivid long-range vision and emphasize...
Jun 11, 2025
Each quarter, audit your leadership team’s agenda and trim it to a small set of priorities. Field evidence from U.S. electric utilities shows that when senior managers keep strategic focus narrow instead of dispersing attention across competing or unrelated issues,...
Jun 11, 2025
When communicating a vision to others, use concrete language where there is a good chance each person will imagine the same vision to go with your words.
Jun 11, 2025
Create an environment that lowers perceived risks by fostering inclusivity, openly recognizing leadership efforts, and providing development opportunities. Encourage open communication and address team conflicts proactively to reduce interpersonal, image, and...
Apr 25, 2024
In times of crisis, having a clear purpose is more important than ever. The next time your team is in a difficult situation, how can you help them find purpose?
Apr 25, 2024
The findings indicate that lawyers often adopt uncooperative strategies in court to visibly distance themselves from opposing counsel who were once collaborators, highlighting a critical mechanism by which past collaborations can undermine rather than support future...
Apr 25, 2024
When communicating a vision to others, use concrete language where there is a good chance each person will imagine the same vision to go with your words.
Apr 25, 2024
When financial resources are low but organizational support is high, organizations experience positive effects on profitability.
Apr 25, 2024
On orienting your organization to compete in the market, and deciding on team systems: multiteam system structures result in more innovative outcomes than an integrated team structure due to paths of communication becoming overloading, and therefore inefficient.
Apr 25, 2024
When orienting your organization for competition in the market, it is intuitive that radical innovation can be more profitable than incremental innovation. However, results also indicate that incompatible innovation (over compatible innovation) and...