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Month: November 2012 (Page 2 of 2)

Leadership Lessons From The Geniuses Of Jazz

According to Frank J. Barrett book nurturing spontaneity, creativity, experimentation, and dynamic synchronization is the only approach to leadership.

The controlled chaos of the social web sounds a lot like jazz. That means it’s time to reinvent the standards. Following practices can help your organization emulate what happens when jazz bands improvise.

  • Improvise through the chaos
  • Embrace errors as a source of learning
  • Perform and experiment at the same time.
  • Rely on minimal structure and maximum autonomy.
  • Jam and hang out
  • Lead using “provocative competence.”

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Reorganisation

The subject of the Diplocalendar 2012 for the month of November is Reorganisation.

“Have you ever met a person who wants to be a loser? This explains why change is resisted and the outcome of a reorganisation is invariably change.”  (Absurdistan Chapter on “The Games”).

More inspiring subjects on Diplocalendar 2012 that explores in both a serious and lighthearted way, some elements of interpersonal relationships and management that can help in daily activities.

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