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		<title>Courageous Followers &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby Yanow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know the characteristics of Groupthink, and we know the strategies that a leader can employ to discourage Groupthink. We have tools as facilitators and OD consultants to help group members deal with this phenomenon. At the same time, some people have dived deeper into this issue, and looked at it from the perspective of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ayanow.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6704284&amp;post=286&amp;subd=ayanow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Courageous Followers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby Yanow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago I heard a talk by Ira Chaleff, author of “The Courageous Follower: Standing Up To and For Our Leaders.” In his book, Ira recommends that leaders create conditions in which “it is easier for followers to speak the truth as they see it and for leaders to give appropriate consideration to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ayanow.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6704284&amp;post=281&amp;subd=ayanow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Setting Yourself up to Influence</title>
		<link>http://ayanow.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/setting-yourself-up-to-influence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby Yanow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been puzzling recently over this issue: the difference in having one’s opinions and expertise valued as an internal employee/consultant vs. as an external consultant. In some organizations or in some contexts, an external consultant’s expertise is perceived as valuable and something to pay attention to – whereas for an internal, his/her expertise may [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ayanow.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6704284&amp;post=276&amp;subd=ayanow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Checklist Manifesto! Team-Learning &amp; Communication</title>
		<link>http://ayanow.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/what-do-surgery-and-flying-airplanes-have-in-common-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby Yanow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Cleared for Takeoff in the OR!&#8221; What do surgery and flying airplanes have in common? Answer: they’re complex systems, wherein no one person can manage all the multiple events, problems, component parts. And, the way to improve the chances of success is to improve communication, in the OR and in the cockpit – or in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ayanow.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6704284&amp;post=266&amp;subd=ayanow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Using Social Networks for Behavioral Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby Yanow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re trying to immunize people, or to implement a behavioral change, like safer sex, or reducing smoking, how do you apply the science of Social Networks if you don&#8217;t know what the network looks like? The authors of &#8220;Connected&#8221; put it this way: It is often not possible to discern network ties in advance [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ayanow.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6704284&amp;post=200&amp;subd=ayanow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Surprising Power of our Social Networks</title>
		<link>http://ayanow.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/the-surprising-power-of-our-social-networks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby Yanow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that emotions are contagious? If there was any doubt about that, this fascinating book lays them to rest: “Connected: The Surprising Power of our Social Networks and How they Shape our Lives”. Great explanation of how emotions and moods can spread from person to person. When I thought about the contagion of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ayanow.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6704284&amp;post=195&amp;subd=ayanow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Have Webinar, Will Travel</title>
		<link>http://ayanow.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/have-webinar-will-travel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby Yanow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this age of limited resources, companies are scaling back on travel. But they’re achieving “virtual travel” by providing web conferencing and webinars! Have you participated in any webinars or web meetings recently? If so, you&#8217;ve probably noticed that the field is advancing before our very eyes. In my attempt to keep up, I started [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ayanow.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6704284&amp;post=182&amp;subd=ayanow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How many KINDS of People do you Know?</title>
		<link>http://ayanow.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/how-many-kinds-of-people-do-you-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby Yanow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Organizational Effectiveness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were looking for innovative ideas for in your company, who would you ask? Say, ideas for improving the supply chain. Where, from whom, would you expect people to get those innovative ideas? Turns out someone has done some research on that, as reported in a fascinating new book &#8220;Here Comes Everybody &#8211; the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ayanow.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6704284&amp;post=178&amp;subd=ayanow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Intervening in Meetings</title>
		<link>http://ayanow.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/the-art-of-intervening-in-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby Yanow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all been there: someone’s dominating the discussion in a meeting, or the discussion is getting off-track. What to do? Does the facilitator stop the dominating voices, or refocus the group? If not, do you sit there and put up with it? Chances are you’ve experienced both scenarios. As a facilitator, I see it these [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ayanow.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6704284&amp;post=172&amp;subd=ayanow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Citizen Engagement – Democracy arrives in the 21 Century!</title>
		<link>http://ayanow.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/citizen-engagement-%e2%80%93-democracy-arrives-in-the-21-century/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby Yanow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civic Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was delighted this week to receive an email from Rep. Mike Capuano. He’s asking his constituents for their opinion about health care reform, specifically in regards to the legislation proposed in the House this week. When Obama came into office, his administration initiated a call for Transparency and Open Government. They invited recommendations from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ayanow.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6704284&amp;post=159&amp;subd=ayanow&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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