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Managing Organizational Complexity & Change
January 18th, 2012

Handling complexity is at the heart of competence to find solutions. How managers solve problems is in turn at the heart of how they are regarded by their staff, and also the strength of their managerial-leadership. To have managers that understand complexity is crucial for an organization to survive and thrive.
This is the solution to increasing your ability to work with complexity and change.

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Category: Corporate Team Building, creativity, innovation, Leadership, leadership coaching, Management, manager training, problem solving, Team Building, Team Training
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Innovative Companies Copy
January 09th, 2012

I agree that the emphasis may be different for different teams and industries. And every organization and person, in order to do their best work at their maximum effectiveness seeks personal mastery.

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Category: Corporate Team Building, creativity, innovation, problem solving
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Standardization is the first step to innovation
January 03rd, 2012

Without the standard of a Rote-Copying method then Surface Understanding to Personal Mastery, innovation cannot take place. Because we have no standard to measure against and move forward and backwards. The lack of a standard to create small-wins and lead us through rapid PDCA cycles.

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Category: Corporate Team Building, creativity, Exponent Leadership Process, innovation, Leadership, Management, manager training, problem solving, Team Building, Team Training
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3 Steps to Managerial-Leadership Innovation. Copying:Understanding:Mastery
January 02nd, 2012

As a working professional you are expected to walk into the door already being a master of the work you do. This is tough because mastery of a process and work may take years.

I see people just fake-it. Quickly learning by drowning then that one swimming-stroke saved them, it’s all they ever use.

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Category: Corporate Team Building, creativity, Exponent Leadership Process, innovation, Leadership, Management, manager training, problem solving, Team Training
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Photo Inquiry Friday: Structured vs. Unstructured? Does it Matter?
December 09th, 2011

Leading and working with teams, the people who make up the team have a desire for Self-Direction (autonomy) to make their own choices AND have a desire to be Other-Directed (dependence) to be told what to do. Each has there benefits and challenges.

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Category: Corporate Team Building, creativity, Leadership, Management, Processing, Team Building
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