For Success, Start with People
/Also included: creating peak moments, double loop learning, the banana principle, and more; click through to check out my latest collection of interesting business and technology links. I hope they spark new insights for you!
Seven Lessons for Start-up Success and Beyond
Innovation, experimentation, and problem solving; customers, culture, and connection; examining bias, creating peak moments, and falling in love. Seven lessons for Start-up Success has it all. Even if you are not in start-up mode, these lessons apply.
Go Deeper with Double Loop Learning
Effective retrospectives are sufficiently deep to challenge existing mental models, examine habitual thinking, and expand possibilities. Single loop learning asks “how can we do what we are doing better” while double loop learning asks” Why do we think this is the right thing to do?” It involves scrutinizing values, thinking, and assumptions. It's the hardest work and the most important. Learn the questions that can lead you and your team to this deeper level of understanding.
Human-Centered Company Culture Drives Operational Excellence
Moving your culture from command and control to one of collaboration is a major step on the road to an innovative and lasting business! Using the GM/Toyota NUMMI joint venture as a case study, this article outlines three important tips for creating a company culture of partnership to drive excellence. When leadership sees employees as partners, they cultivate a cultural obligation to actively improve the business.
In Meetings: Be Present and Listen Well
These two articles demonstrate the importance of being fully engaged during your interactions with others, providing tips to help you be more engaged.
If You Aspire to Be a Great Leader, Be Present
The first article demonstrates the importance of being present, both physically and mentally. According to the author, “research suggests that there’s a direct correlation between leaders’ mindfulness and the well-being and performance of their people. In other words, the more a leader is present with their people, the better they will perform.” Learn how to be here now and other ways of being present.
Meetings Would Go Faster If People Took the Time to Listen
In the second article, the author’s tells how her experience coaching a client who is deaf sharpened her understanding of the importance of listening well in one-on-one meetings. You can learn how to listen slowly and carefully using her four-step process and become a great listener to your employees, colleagues, and clients.
Lessons Learned From Oranges and Bananas
Groups of people offered a choice between a banana and an orange, are much more likely to go for the banana simply because bananas are easier to peel. Learn how you can apply the banana principle to bring people together and keep people focused. Also, find out why teenagers will scatter when exposed to pink lighting.
