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Lead without Blame
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Lead without Blame

Building Resilient Learning Teams

Diana Larsen and Tricia Broderick
Berrett-Koehler, 2022

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Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Well Structured
  • Concrete Examples
  • Engaging

Recommendation

Playing the blame game or shaming workers who make mistakes doesn’t solve workplace problems, it creates them. Employees who feel accused or embarrassed become fearful and resentful – or they quit – instead of trying to solve problems. Agile expert Diana Larsen and leadership adviser Tricia Broderick provide a blame- and shame-free approach leaders can use to address issues and move people ahead without acrimony or recrimination. They explain how to put three powerful team motivators – “purpose, autonomy and a team’s shared co-intelligence” – to work. They delve into ways you can minimize conflict and power plays while fostering your team’s learning, resilience and results.

Take-Aways

  • Never blame or shame your team members.
  • Blaming and shaming damage workers' motivation and inspire apathy. 
  • Leaders who blame and shame workers are using fallacious reasoning.

About the Authors

Diana Larsen is a co-founder, coach, mentor and consultant at the Agile Fluency Project. Tricia Broderick is a leadership adviser and motivational speaker.

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