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Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win
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Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win

by Michael Canic
September 2020
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
5h 9m
English
McGraw-Hill
Audiobook available
Content preview from Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win

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EMBRACE THE JOY OF PAIN

Nothing so concentrates the mind as the sight of the gallows.

—Samuel Johnson

 

WHAT DRIVES AN ORGANIZATION to change? We have intentions and visions and big, audacious goals, yet for most organizations these aren’t what reliably predict change. Having a psychologically compelling reason to change is.

TWO FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERS OF CHANGE

In simple terms, there are two fundamental drivers of change: the drive to achieve and the drive to avoid. While the outcome of these drivers may be tangible or intangible, rational or emotional, the motivation basically boils down to gain and pain.

Strategic Management Process

Much has been written about the first motive, the drive to achieve. The importance of having a vision, ...

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