This document discusses the status quo and challenging it. It defines the status quo as the existing state of affairs. It lists types of people who typically challenge the status quo, such as those with nothing to lose. It provides 3 easy steps for leaders to challenge the status quo: roll up sleeves, make people able to do, and be curious. It discusses how managers often defend the status quo due to fears of loss or doubt. It lists 5 reasons the status quo is not enough, such as a lack of clear direction. It discusses how challenging the status quo implies a belief that one's position is correct and can lead to undermining others. Finally, it concludes that status quo bias stems from negativity bias and the endowment

2. Rahanuma Islam Mithila
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Department of Development Studies
BUP

3. STATUS QUO

4. Contents
1. What is STATUS QUO?
2. Types of people who generally challenge the status
quo in the organization
3. 3 Easy Steps as a Leader to Challenge the Status Quo
4. Managers defend the status quo
5. 5 Reason the Status Quo is Not Enough
6. Challenging the Status Quo
7. Conclusion

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6. What is STATUS QUO?
Latin phrase means the existing state of affairs.
 The status quo refers to how conditions are at
the time and how the affirmative team can solve
these conditions.
In the sociological sense, it generally applies to
maintain or change existing social structure and
values.

7. Karl Marx viewed
organized religion as a
means for the bourgeoisie
to keep the proletariat
content with an unequal
status quo, and education
is seen by others as a
means of maintaining the
status quo of society.

8. Types of people who generally challenge the status
quo in the organization
• People who have nothing to lose now.
•People who know that the art of challenging,
equals not irritating, annoying or putting people off.
•People who have their own intellectual and moral
power, credibility, and standing.
•Corporate useful idiots .

9. •People who have bosses who genuinely
ask to be challenged, pushed back and
who look for alternative world views.
•Combination of others characters.
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10. 3 Easy Steps as a Leader to Challenge the Status Quo
Roll Up
Sleeves Make
people
able to do
Be Curious

11. Managers defend the status quo
 Fear of loss
 Full plate
 Lack of skills
 Doubt

12. 5 Reason the Status Quo is Not Enough
1.Lack of clear direction method
2.A focus only on planning and not on execution
3.Distaste for risk
4.Excusing ordinary performance
5.Reluctance to hold people accountable

13. some people choose to challenge the status
quo as it imply a strong belief in one’s position
as the correct one, and thus efforts may be
undertaken to undermine the position of
others.
Challenging the Status Quo

14. Challengers felt more negatively toward their
opponents and these negative emotions in turn
predicted biased attributions. Results are
important as they add to the understanding of
how intergroup conflict may arise, providing
explanations for why challengers are less
tolerant of others’ point of view.
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15. Conclusion
Status Quo Bias is linked to the Endowment Effect
and Negativity Bias, which make you place more
weight on negative impacts than benefits. Those
suffering from Status Quo Bias often cannot see the
benefits because they are too fearful of the
negative impacts.

16. "Nothing will kill your
business quicker than the
we've always done it like
that attitude."

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