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Dean Harbry - Internal Innovations

Dean Harbry - Internal Innovations has written 32 posts for DNA Behavior Blog

Management Principle: Thinking and Staff Development

In today’s world we’re not really encouraged to think, and by that I mean to wrestle long and hard over issues that involve different mindsets, considering tradeoffs, and then arriving at specific well thought out conclusions.

Management Principle: True Leaders

What are the beliefs and the behaviors of true leaders? With so many people articulating different views, it’s hard to decipher a universal model upon which everyone would agree.

Management Principle: System Irrationality

System irrationalities reveal themselves when we think, plan and build processes one way, then get unexpected outcomes as a result.

Management Principle: Relationships

There are different types of relationships in the work setting: manager, peer, vendor, direct reports, etc. And, each relationship has a specific context that creates a unique way of relating.

Management Principle: System-Wide Thinking

One of the most rewarding activities for staff is when they come up with ideas that are then implemented in the firm, as an added process or service.
The reason it doesn’t happen as much as it should is because people are not thinking system-wide. To fully leverage our resources, we must encourage this competency and [...]

Management Principle: Enthusiasm

Where does enthusiasm come from? How can we hire people who are enthusiastic? And, what do we do with people who have lost their enthusiasm?

Management Principle: Words

Being careful about our own emotional state and being mindful of our own stress reactions can go a long way in improving the way we communicate with others.

Management Principle: Balance

If the pressures of life rob you of your ability to relax and take in life around you, something’s wrong. We have a greater need today, than any other time in history, to find balance.

Management Principle: Trust

Most people long for deep and meaningful relationships and yet are ever puzzled as to why they don’t work as well as they should. The missing ingredient, preventing individuals and teams from going deeper, is trust.

Management Principle: Acknowledgement

Our words have tremendous power in the lives of others. The cascading consequences of our words will show up somewhere else in life and either help us or hurt us.

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