Russ Linden

Recent Articles

• The Perils of Tunnel-Vision Leadership
• Apr 3, 2013
• The leadership fight at the University of Virginia is a powerful example of why so many change efforts fail.
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• The Life-Saving Power of Crowdsourcing
• Jan 23, 2013
• It's hard to imagine a better demonstration of its potential than the worldwide volunteer effort that helped rescue thousands of people after the earthquake in Haiti.
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• Taking the Fear Out of Change
• Nov 7, 2012
• Most of us are all too comfortable in our habits. The lesson for leaders in an era of change: Make the novel seem familiar.

• Close Encounters of the Productive Kind
• Aug 29, 2012
• All too often, the first meeting of a collaborative group is a waste of time. Here are some ways to keep that from happening.

• Avoiding ‘the Tyranny of the Immediate’
• Jun 20, 2012
• Managing an enterprise requires keeping the focus on “the main thing” and not being distracted by the daily tasks and deadlines that always seem urgent.

• People Just Naturally Resist Change, Right?
• Apr 18, 2012
• Not so fast. What many people fear about organizational change is loss.
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• Logic Models and the Quest for Results
• Feb 8, 2012
• They can help governments achieve the outcomes they want. But they have their downsides.
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• ‘Hire for Attitude, Train for Skills’
• Nov 9, 2011
• The way a successful airline finds employees who fit in with its distinctive culture holds lessons for the public sector.
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• How’s Your ‘Court Vision’?
• Aug 10, 2011
• Effective leaders know the importance of focusing not only on the things they can control, but on the larger picture.

• James Madison, the Constitution and the Power of Collaboration
• Jul 6, 2011
• As the story behind the U.S. Constitution illustrates, history is chock full of lessons on collaborative leadership.

• Reframe, Broaden a Problem
• May 4, 2011
• Dwight Eisenhower said, 'If you can't solve a problem, enlarge it.' It's a powerful insight into problem solving.
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• Creating a 'Line of Sight'
• Mar 16, 2011
• When employees have a line of sight, they can see the connection between their everyday work, and something larger.
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• The "Traps" to Successful Implementation
• Dec 15, 2010
• A guide to avoiding these five traps, and successfully implementing public initiatives.

• Using Web 2.0 to Support Collaboration
• Oct 27, 2010
• Four ways agencies and organizations can use Web 2.0 to foster collaboration.
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• Engaging Through Web 2.0
• Oct 27, 2010
• Strategies for using Web 2.0 to foster collaboration.