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You	
  Could	
  
be	
  a	
  Status	
  
Quo	
  
Thinker…	
  
Effec9ve	
  Leadership:	
  Popular	
  Ar9cle	
  Series	
  from	
  HR	
  C-­‐Suite	
  
If	
  you	
  uGer	
  the	
  words	
  
“that	
  is	
  how	
  we’ve	
  
always	
  done	
  it,”	
  
	
  
You	
  could	
  be	
  a	
  status	
  
quo	
  thinker.	
  
If	
  your	
  key	
  policies	
  
or	
  procedures	
  are	
  
dated	
  two	
  decades	
  
ago	
  without	
  
revisions…	
  
	
  
You	
  could	
  be	
  a	
  status	
  quo	
  thinker.	
  
	
  
If	
  your	
  first	
  inclina9on	
  to	
  a	
  
new	
  idea	
  is	
  to	
  figure	
  out	
  how	
  
it	
  can’t	
  be	
  done…	
  
	
  
You	
  could	
  be	
  a	
  
status	
  quo	
  
thinker.	
  
	
  
If	
  you	
  stop	
  with	
  
“what	
  is”	
  is	
  good	
  
enough	
  versus	
  
“what	
  could	
  be,”	
  
	
  
You	
  could	
  be	
  a	
  
status	
  quo	
  
thinker.	
  
If	
  you	
  can’t	
  think	
  
beyond	
  the	
  job	
  
descrip9on	
  to	
  
influence	
  things	
  
like	
  customer	
  
service…	
  
	
  
You	
  could	
  be	
  
a	
  status	
  quo	
  
thinker.	
  	
  
	
  
If	
  comparing	
  
progress	
  to	
  last	
  
year	
  only	
  versus	
  
also	
  the	
  “ideal	
  
future	
  state,”	
  
	
  
You	
  could	
  be	
  a	
  
status	
  quo	
  thinker.	
  
If	
  the	
  phrase	
  
“brainstorm	
  new	
  
solu9ons”	
  causes	
  
brain	
  freeze…	
  
	
  
You	
  could	
  be	
  a	
  
status	
  quo	
  
thinker.	
  
Let’s	
  face	
  it…	
  
The	
  Status	
  Quo	
  is	
  the	
  
Status	
  Isn’t	
  
Want	
  to	
  shake	
  the	
  
status	
  quo	
  box	
  loose?	
  	
  
For	
  free	
  9ps	
  go	
  to:	
  	
  
hGp://www.hrcsuite.com/compe99ve-­‐
advantage/statusquo	
  	
  
	
  
•  HR	
  C-­‐Suite	
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HR	
  strategy	
  web	
  source.	
  	
  
•  Don’t	
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strategy	
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•  	
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of	
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  MS,	
  SPHR,	
  
MBA	
  
	
  

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You Could be a Status Quo Thinker

  • 1. You  Could   be  a  Status   Quo   Thinker…   Effec9ve  Leadership:  Popular  Ar9cle  Series  from  HR  C-­‐Suite  
  • 2. If  you  uGer  the  words   “that  is  how  we’ve   always  done  it,”     You  could  be  a  status   quo  thinker.  
  • 3. If  your  key  policies   or  procedures  are   dated  two  decades   ago  without   revisions…     You  could  be  a  status  quo  thinker.    
  • 4. If  your  first  inclina9on  to  a   new  idea  is  to  figure  out  how   it  can’t  be  done…     You  could  be  a   status  quo   thinker.    
  • 5. If  you  stop  with   “what  is”  is  good   enough  versus   “what  could  be,”     You  could  be  a   status  quo   thinker.  
  • 6. If  you  can’t  think   beyond  the  job   descrip9on  to   influence  things   like  customer   service…     You  could  be   a  status  quo   thinker.      
  • 7. If  comparing   progress  to  last   year  only  versus   also  the  “ideal   future  state,”     You  could  be  a   status  quo  thinker.  
  • 8. If  the  phrase   “brainstorm  new   solu9ons”  causes   brain  freeze…     You  could  be  a   status  quo   thinker.  
  • 9. Let’s  face  it…   The  Status  Quo  is  the   Status  Isn’t   Want  to  shake  the   status  quo  box  loose?     For  free  9ps  go  to:     hGp://www.hrcsuite.com/compe99ve-­‐ advantage/statusquo      
  • 10. •  HR  C-­‐Suite  is  a  results-­‐based   HR  strategy  web  source.     •  Don’t  miss  out  on  HR   strategy  thought  ar9cles.   •   Sign  up  for  FREE  updates   today!     •  www.hrcsuite.com/ subscribe         Founder  and  publisher   of  HR  C-­‐Suite:  Tresha   Moreland,  MS,  SPHR,   MBA