Three Attributes to Diagnose Organizational Health (Performance Isn’t One of Them)
Many factors help determine the health of a company and performance is only one of them. Just because your company is performing well doesn’t mean that there aren’t unhealthy symptoms elsewhere. Learn to diagnose your company and implement the right strategy for its health and success.
Content: Article | Authors: Colin Price, Scott Keller | Source: Chief Executive | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
Social Pressure Is a Better Motivator Than Money
There is a simple motivational incentive that is often overlooked: Moving beyond the ‘market contract’ with employees and forging a stronger ‘social contract’.
Content: Article | Author: Scott Keller | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior
The Irrational Side of Change Management
Most change programs fail, but the odds of success can be greatly improved by taking into account these counter-intuitive insights about how employees interpret their environment and choose to act.
Content: Article | Authors: Carolyn Aiken, Scott Keller | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Change Management
Carolyn Aiken and Scott Keller
Research by a number of leading thinkers in the social sciences, such as Danah Zohar, has shown that when managers and employees are asked what motivates them the most in their work they are equally split among fve forms of impact—impact on society (for instance, building the community and stewarding resources), impact on the customer (for example, providing superior service), impact on the company and … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Authors: Carolyn Aiken, Scott Keller | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Motivation, Organizational Behavior