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Technical and business problems almost always have accompanying management problems that affect how the technical or business problem gets solved.
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170 |
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The way the problem is managed has a powerful effect on the way our expertise can be used.
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170 |
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The purpose… of discovery is to mobilize action that will improve the organization’s functioning.
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164 |
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…sustainable improvement comes when clients internalize what is new, make it their own, participate fully in the improvement effort, and build their own capacity.
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161 |
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This is the way to deal with resistance: encourage full expression of the concerns so that they pass.
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150 |
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The value of the whole-system approach is that it engages entire units to self-assess their current reality and plan how to improve it.
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179 |
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The process of dealing with resistance helps the client move from a position of helplessness, alienation, and confusion to one of choice, engagement, and clarity.
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144 |
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When we get resistance, one good guess is that the manager feels he or she is going to lose control.
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141 |
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Saying no says that we have limits, that we have a right to declare boundaries and decide on our own what we commit to.
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95 |
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Operating improvements must be a joint promise between consultant and client, not a unilateral consultant promise.
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83 |
