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If You Want To Lead, You Need To Embrace The Basic Human Need For Status

Digital Tonto

It is our drive for status that helps us form and signal identity, figure out who we are in relation to others and derive a sense of meaning about our existence, whether that meaning is rooted in achievement, care for those around us or our ability to enforce our will on others. They are, in large part, a cop-out.

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Status Quo bias: Why people are resistant to change

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Researchers have even developed a test to help people see if they are suffering from the status quo bias, called the Reversal Test. So the next time you get frustrated with a colleague who is trying to stop an idea by keeping the status quo , understand that it is biology doing it, and help them along the process.

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Anchoring: The bias which affects our ability to estimate & negotiate

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If the company has previously been successful, that likely means that the status quo, based on what worked historically to help them succeed, must have worked, and the brain is most likely comfortable therefore thinking that it will continue to work into the future.

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Future-Forward Thinking Outstrips ‘Back to Normal’ Mindset

IdeaScale

Successful innovation strategies include the forward-thinking mindset that helps you move beyond the status quo and develop new ways of thinking. It is what keeps businesses moving forward, and helps them gain momentum in times of upheaval. Disruption is what drives innovation and positive change. Embrace Change Change is inevitable.

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Declinism: Why we think the past was better than the future

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To combat this, it may help to emphasise the positive impact of the project or solution you are hoping to implement, while also lessening the perception of how big a change it will be. As a result, getting buy-in for innovations which may change the company can be especially challenging.

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Study shows half of people would accept a 50% lower salary to prevent colleagues earning more than them

Idea to Value

This may help explain why when assessing new ideas of someone else, these ideas are seen as less desirable, since it is not clear what outcomes they may create for the person making the decision. In this case, it also appears to show how important relative status and standing is for a person’s sense of self. What about you?

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10 Beliefs That Get in the Way of Organizational Change

Harvard Business Review

In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Their final strategy is to execute your plan with a sense of urgency.

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