Explainers Archives - NOBL Academy

Discussing Hard Topics in Organizations Obsessed with Optimism

Making change requires optimism, but a relentless focus on the positive can turn into a culture where nothing negative can be discussed

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The Real Reason Why Business Strategy Fails

Companies desperately need to demystify what strategy really is and get back to the basics of doing it well.

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What Leaders Must Know About Organizational Resilience

This often misunderstood concept is critical for navigating disruption and uncertainty

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Our Prediction for 2023

Anything can happen this year, so leaders must hone organizations’ capacity for making change

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How to Know If an Organization Is Committed to Change

Experts share their advice on assessing an organization’s readiness for change from the outside

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The Power of “What If?” and “Why Not?”

Set aside time with your fellow leaders and teams to ask, “What new possibilities do we want to create together next year?” or more simply, “what if?”

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Why Organizations Must “Make Noise,” Not “Make Do”

Cultures that avoid conflict lead to both individual and collective detriment—change can only come when issues are out in the open.

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Why People Demand Change… and Then Don’t Participate

Use the SCARF model to diagnose why even asked-for changes are being undercut

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The Role of Reorgs in Organizational Change

As a leader, when should you pursue a reorg and shake up the org chart as part of an overall organizational change program?

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How Leadership Must Change in Challenging Times

Don’t assume “wartime leadership” is automatically required—reflect on what your organization needs, and how you’re showing up

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In the Midst of Uncertainty, Shoot for the Moon

Organizations need a beckoning frontier, not just to discover new business models and revenue streams, but to renew the human spirit and fend off the crush of uncertainty.

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How to Overcome Leadership Blind Spots

Leaders are more susceptible to blind spots, which means their biased decisions have a greater impact on their organizations. A few simple practices can challenge your existing mental models and help you make better calls.

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A Strategic Culture Is Deliberately Different

No longer is a “good culture” good enough to be competitive. Organizations today must find alignment between their corporate strategy and their corporate culture, or risk never fulfilling their competitive advantage.

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8 Lessons in Changing Organizational Culture

Some of the most important lessons we’ve learned partnering with world-renowned companies going through organizational culture change

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Upskilling Managers to Lead Change

If your organization is going through rapid change, you need change co-pilots and champions at every level of the organization

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How to Build a Great Remote Work or Hybrid Work Culture

Leaders are understandably concerned about the impact of remote work and hybrid work on company culture: how will new employees…

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How Chernobyl Explains Failure: Organizational Accidents and Resilient Cultures

An in-depth look at the factors that lead to failure, and how individuals can work together to build safer, more resilient cultures.

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Real Solutions for Middle Manager Stress and Improved Employee Wellness

To create a truly healthy corporate culture, define trade-offs and model the behavior you want to see.

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Getting Middle Management to Lead Change Even When They’re Not Convinced

Address underlying concerns before asking managers to lead change on their teams

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It’s Not Enough to Cascade Information in Change Communications

Leaders must think of communication as circular: two-way communication and feedback loops between you and each level of the organization.