ACT stands unequivocally in solidarity with the family of George Floyd, the Black community, our Black students and everyone who is working to put an end to racism .We know that racist violence is pervasive. It ranges from daily micro-aggressions to murder. We are...
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ACT White Paper - Insight 2 Change ManagementCLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT >>>ACT White Paper - Insight 2 Change Management Introduction More than 70% of change efforts fail to achieve the goals they originally set to achieve. There is much discussion as to the causes of this high...
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Who are you going to be today? One way leaders use a mask is to conceal perceived inadequacies and flaws to preserve the polished facade we have come to expect of “great” leaders. The other, more subtle way is to adopt a certain persona at work...
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What is a Metaphor? When people experience change, both their metaphor and their life experience generally associated with it change in tandem. “The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another,” write Lakoff and Johnson. Whenever one thing is...
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This is the first in a series of act insight White Papers on Leadership and Change. Click here for full PDF: ACT White Paper - Emerging Leaders final Purpose of White Paper: The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the challenges Managers face when making the transition...
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Origins Since the dawn of human sapiens, storytelling was a natural part of leadership. It existed in every nation, each with its own traditions: The Celtic culture had its bards and Druids, the Norsemen of the Scandinavian countries told sagas, the Islamic countries listened to teaching...
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Introduction Switch is a compelling, story-driven narrative the Heaths use to bring together decades of research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can engage our emotions and reason to create real change. The book is arranged around an analogy that...
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Introduction Never before have leaders had to deal with such complexity and a future that is so unpredictable. Trying to develop a strategic even for the next quarter can often seem daunting. Relying on traditional ways of thinking can only get you so far. Never before...
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Introduction Leadership is a hot topic. We extol our favorite leaders and demonize those who have fallen from grace. When we talk about leadership we often speak of vision and transforming an organization from failure to success. We speak of ethics and values. We describe leadership...
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