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1. The Upward Spiral
(Blog/Healthy & Unhealthy Compromise)
... was there to talk with the Harvard Business School Association about my book, The Compromise Trap. I was both overjoyed and saddened by the passion in the room. Every professional there had some experience ...
... because they face unhealthy pressure to compromise on the commitments and responsibilities that initially inspired them. Sadly, this pressure is often unintentional, a product of “commitment drift” that ...
... say no to unhealthy compromises are the ones most likely to generate the greatest cumulative returns over the long haul. The book’s most surprising insight is that, contrary to professional leadership ...
An Afternoon Dialogue for Social Entrepreneurs and Values-based Leaders Traditional guardians of the social safety net and providers of human service are challenged more than ever as government resources ...
... and excellence.” Elizabeth is the author of The Compromise Trap:  How to Thrive at Work without Selling your Soul, which teaches leaders ways of reversing unhealthy workplace pressure.  She has given speeches ...
6. Twin Arts of Apology and Compromise
(Blog/Healthy & Unhealthy Compromise)
  Last month I had the good fortune to partner on a joint talk with John Kador, author of Effective Apology, to explore how compromise and apology might be linked. What I learned is that the ability ...
7. Using Compromise to Diagnose Employee Engagement Issues
(Blog/Teams & Learning Communities)
Lately I’ve been hearing a new type of story as I’ve talked with people about compromise at work.  “We could air our dirty laundry all day,” said one director I met with recently. “You see the same ...
8. Courage and Compromise
(Programs/General)
... we weigh which compromises are healthy  and which go too far? How do we go beyond “playing along with the game” if adapting to a change would undermine our personal values, professional  standards, or ...
9. The Cure for Cross-functional Gridlock
(Blog/Conflict & Collaboration)
... gridlock”, where functions and departments who need to coordinate become stuck, each unable to deliver on their goals and effectively forced to compromise on quality, schedules, budgets or all three. In ...
10. Product List
(Resources/eStore)
The WorkLore eStore   The Compromise Trap How to Thrive at Work without Selling Your Soul by Elizabeth Doty Stay true to yourself and contribute to your organization's effectiveness ...
11. Preparing for Courage: The MBA Oath
(Blog/Healthy & Unhealthy Compromise)
Common Misconceptions about Compromise and How the MBA Oath Helps Address Them I remember looking out the picture-glass window at the glow of the city lights, then noticing my hand shaking slightly ...
Half-day Workshop for Professionals Healthy compromise is part of getting anything done with other people. Yet compromise can become unhealthy when it involves the critical commitments, standards, ...
13. Do You Really Want to Know?
(Blog/Getting the Real Story)
Last month, the New York Times featured an article about how critical players in the development of early cellphones recognized the driving hazards – but were so fascinated with their mission that they ...
14. Buy the Book
(Resources/eStore)
Have your book signed! Order The Compromise Trap and have it inscribed by the author for free -- as a gift or for your own bookshelf. Do you know someone who could use some encouragement to ...
Ten Misconceptions About Compromise “Compromise” is almost an everyday word in the work world. Yet sorting out healthy and unhealthy compromise is harder than it looks. Is ...
16. Stepping on the Gas and the Brake at the Same Time
(Blog/Healthy & Unhealthy Compromise)
... they’d want to spend their money in absolutely the most effective way.” But the client leader, George, kept a stiff upper lip. “I’m a professional,” he said. “I can take it.” Hidden Costs of Compromise ...
17. Podcasts & Video
(Resources/Podcasts & Video)
Find podcasts and video clips related to The Compromise Trap or other aspects of building an upward spiral. A Brief Introduction to the Upward Spiral   Elizabeth Doty at The Commonwealth ...
18. The WorkLore Team
(General/General)
... and excellence.” Elizabeth is the author of The Compromise Trap:  How to Thrive at Work without Selling your Soul, which teaches leaders ways of reversing unhealthy workplace pressure.  She has given speeches ...
19. Further Reading & Suggested Links
(Resources/Further Reading & Links)
Resources to help you go further in these topic areas: Getting the Real Story Conflict, Compromise and Collaboration Teams & Learning Communities Organizational Learning and Change Innovation, ...
20. Decision-point Tools
(Resources/Decision-point Tools)
... instructions on how to use it. Right-click over the icon and choose "Save Link As..." to download a file. Decision-Point Tools from The Compromise Trap Six tools to help ...
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