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Leadership & Culture Notes #4 ๐กSolving complex problems requires cross-organisational collaboration. Vertical leadership isnโt enough - we need horizontal leadership. ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ป๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ?Success lies in recognising the value of ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, discord, and difference.The...
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"๐๐ฏ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ones"...What separates Amazon Web Services (AWS) 17 leadership principles from most companies values?โจMost company values are displayed on a glossy wall, but not really lived in reality. However, I think Amazon's 17 Leadership Principles diverge from...
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Culture & Leadership Notes #3 ๐How do you create a harmonious team?I think itโs the wrong question (IMO)โ๏ธHereโs why over-emphasising harmony can be counterproductive.๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ.A culture of agreeableness stifles innovation, problem solving, and growth.- A pursuit...
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1) team culture is shaped by the worst behaviour you're willing to tolerate ๐2) an honest feedback culture is proportional to a leadersโ willingness to seek it, and act on it ๐คฒ3) organisations who focus on team chemistry outlast those...
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Culture & leadership notes this week #1 ๐ก1. Sustainable performance results start with a healthy performance culture2. Feedback is often best in real-time3. In order to prioritise you need to deprioritise4. Cynicism is a redundant perspective. Shift scepticism of others...
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