Russ Linden

Recent Articles

• ‘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.

• Boosting Your Team’s Effectiveness
• Sep 9, 2010
• No doubt you’ve heard the phrase, “There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team.’” Here’s an approach for dealing with those who insist on putting an “I” in “team.”
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• Major Change, Fast Results
• Jun 23, 2010
• Changing the culture of an organization doesn't have to take a decade.
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• Change Doesn't Have to Take a Decade
• Jun 23, 2010
• Russ Linden on bringing about major change in a short amount of time.

• The Power of a Collaborative Mindset
• Apr 7, 2010
• After Hurricane Katrina, it was collaborative leadership that returned order to New Orleans and improved rescue and recovery efforts.
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• Transparency Breeds Self-Correcting Behavior
• Jan 13, 2010
• The more an agency can make information transparent, the more it will breed change into an organization.
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• Story Power
• Oct 14, 2009
• Don't underestimate the strength of a good one to persuade people and move them to action.

• The Experience Strategy
• Aug 5, 2009
• Before selling a solution, a leader needs to "sell the problem." That's best done when managers themselves experience what's wrong.
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