Dr Mike Clayton
Mike is an author and speaker, specialising in Projects, Risk, Organisational change, and the science of influence and decision-making.
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Tag Archives: Influence
Speak Truth to Power
Honesty is simple, but it is not always easy. Among the hardest things a change leader or project manager has to do, are those conversations that relay uncomfortable truths. It is not just because we don’t like the discomfort of … Continue reading
Instant Change
The military has some of the very best management ideas. I wrote about how to apply the principles of the OODA Loop to management in my first book, the Management Models Pocketbook. I will also be writing about BLUF in … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Management Models
Tagged Change, Change Management, freeze phases, Influence, Kurt Lewin, Lewin, OODA Loop, organisational change
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McClelland and Me
Authority without Power I spent many happy years as a project manager. And like most project managers, I could often be heard complaining about the whole “authority without power” thing. My friend and colleague, Ron Rosenhead, and I spoke this … Continue reading
No Authority
One of the biggest problems facing project managers and change leaders is a lack of formal authority. In this regard, operational managers have a relatively easy time of it. If someone works for you, then if you ask them to … Continue reading
Posted in Influence
Tagged coercive power, compliance, Etzioni, Influence, normative power, organisational change, persuasion, project management, utilitarian power
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Christmas Reading List
Most Christmas Reading Lists tell you about the books their authors recommend: “The best books I read this year” and all that. This one is going to be different It’s going to be different for one simple reason – I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Reading Recommendations
Tagged books, decision making, governance, Influence, persuasion, Positive Psychology, reading list
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