Driving organizational change, without abandoning tradition. Reengineer your conversations to be more innovative. Career bending times.
Journal of discoveries #59 - 27th of May, 2023
Welcome to the 59th issue of the newsletter, “Journal of discoveries.” Each week, I check a list of hundreds of sources of inspiration to spot exciting articles, videos, podcasts, and books on personal development, leadership, management, technology, and innovation.
Let’s dive in!
One “must read” for this week
“Driving organizational change — without abandoning tradition” by Gianpiero Petriglieri.
When new leaders are mandated to create change, they are often confronted with variations of “that’s not how we do it here.”
This organizational response, in which group members try to preserve their traditions against outside attack, is called “social defense.” Researchers have found the key to helping organizations lower their guard enough to accept new ideas: expressing care for a shared organizational intent.
Personal development
Career bending times.
Carl Braun's writing lessons for clear thinking and productive communication.
Four steps to take control of your destiny at work.
Stop rambling in meetings, and start getting your message across.
Work friends are crucial for your health. Here's why.
No, chatGPT doesn’t mean you don’t need to learn things.
The time billionaire: a concept that changed my life.
Consciousness begins with feeling, not thinking.
Innovation
Reengineer your conversations to be more innovative.
Technological change - our world in data.
Monist philosophy and quantum physics agree that all is one.
AI will change the role of the teacher ... and the learner ... forever.
Should we stop developing AI for the good of humanity?
Whose job does AI automate?
With deepfloyd, generative AI art gets a text upgrade.
Is it human or is it AI.
Leadership and management
Driving organizational change, without abandoning tradition.
Speaking up at work.
Make it safe for employees to speak up, especially in risky times.
Constructive criticism is highly sought, rarely given.
The future of jobs report 2023.
The problem with productivity metrics.
Management by walking out of the room: a method from John F. Kennedy’s leadership playbook
Team washing instructions: how to find common ground for improved team collaboration.
One book
“Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success” by Adam Grant.