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Ian MacRae and Adrian Furnham have identified six traits that are consistently linked to workplace success, which they have now combined into the High Potential Trait Inventory (HPTI).

Content: Article | Author: David Robson | Source: BBC | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

We should fear … “men of system,” as [Adam Smith] calls them, who insist they have all the answers and are ready to run roughshod over the self-interests of the other individuals in a company — or in society.

Content: Quotation | Author: Ryan Patrick Hanley | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Chances are, your coworkers are better at rating some parts of your personality than you are.

Content: Article | Author: Adam Grant | Source: The Atlantic Monthly | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

Drawing on research in behavioral psychology and what McKinsey calls the “organizational health” of a company, we showed that women tend to encourage a more participatory decision-making process, such as improving the “working environment” component of organizational health. Men, meanwhile, tend to take corrective action more frequently when objectives are not achieved to bolster the “coordination and control” component of organizational health. Not all women … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Lareina Yee, Sandrine Devillard, Vivian Hunt | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Women in Business

Bureaucracy was born out of the human desire for complete assurance before taking action.

Content: Quotation | Author: Scott Belsky | Subjects: Bureaucracy, Organizational Behavior

A new book shows the value of memorable defining moments on customer and employee experiences.

Content: Article | Author: Theodore Kinni | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Customer Related, Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

The double-edged truth of the fast-scaling startup: If the company grows as it should, it will outgrow many of its people.

Content: Quotation | Author: Khalid Halim | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior

The law of startup physics: humans grow linearly, companies grow exponentially.

Content: Quotation | Author: Khalid Halim | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior

I started noticing patterns in startups — which I’ve validated with executives and VCs over the years — that how companies scale and break matches military groupings. So, the most efficient group in the military is a group of three, then a group of eight, and then three groups of eight, so 24. Look across companies and you’ll see that around 24 people, someone speaks … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Khalid Halim | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior

People clearly prefer flatter organizations, with less power distance between the tip and the base of the pyramid.

Content: Article | Author: Phanish Puranam | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Organizational Behavior

What kind of company do you run, and why does it matter? The key to answering this questions is positioning, which is an articulation of your overall business strategy as it relates to the customer in a way that reflects your company culture. I advocate for DNA-based positioning, which defines a company as a customer-centric Mother, a product-focused Mechanic, or a concept-oriented Missionary. That’s it: … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Andy Cunningham | Source: Chief Executive | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategy

[Books often] say that you have a limited period to achieve full productivity as a leader and that if you don’t make it in time, you are doomed. The evidence doesn’t support these claims: 92 percent of external and 72 percent of internal hires take far more than 90 days to reach full productivity.14 Sixty-two percent of external and 25 percent of internal hires admit … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Mary Meaney, Scott Keller | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Career, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior

Every leader should mount a transition in two equally important stages: first take stock and then take action by asking questions about five basic dimensions of leadership—the strategy and operation of the business or function, the corporate culture, the team, the leader herself or himself, and other stakeholders that need to be managed. Beware of generic answers because every leader’s starting point is different. For … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Mary Meaney, Scott Keller | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Career, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Training & Development

Organizations most often try to help newly appointed leaders by supplying them with mentors or informal “buddy” networks. Yet only 47 percent of external hires and 29 percent of internal ones find these helpful. Standard orientation programs are the second most common approach, but only 19 percent of externally and 11 percent of internally recruited executives consider them effective. Some methods—for instance, tailored executive coaching … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Mary Meaney, Scott Keller | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Career, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Training & Development

A wealth of research shows that female leaders, much more than their male counterparts, face the need to be warm and nice (what society traditionally expects from women), as well as competent or tough (what society traditionally expects from men and leaders). The problem is that these qualities are often seen as opposites. This creates a “catch-22” and “double bind” for women leaders.

To alleviate this … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Alyson Meister, Ronit Kark, Wei Zheng | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Women in Business

It may be easier than you think to debias your decisions and make better forecasts by building the “outside view.”

Content: Multimedia Content | Authors: Dan P. Lovallo, Tim Koller | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Decision Making, Management, Organizational Behavior

A great deal of research has been devoted to identifying the key determinants of engagement. Why is it that some people are more engaged — excited, moved, energized by their jobs — than others? Traditionally, this research has focused on the contextual or external drivers of engagement, such as the characteristics of the job, the culture of the organization, or the quality of its leaders. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

“JUST” is one of the worst four-letter words I know. Whenever I catch myself using it, I stop and apologize. And when I hear it, I hold up my hand and stop the person speaking. If you use the words “just” or “simply,” you might have forgotten how hard the technical details can be.

Content: Article | Author: Marcus Blankenship | Source: DEV | Subjects: Communication, Management, Organizational Behavior

Amy Edmondson describes three steps leaders can take to create psychological safety, the prerequisite for greater innovation and growth.

Content: Article | Author: Amy Edmondson | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior

The problem is that business ethics and corporate social responsibility are subjects used as window dressing in the marketing of the business school, and as a fig leaf to cover the conscience of B-school deans – as if talking about ethics and responsibility were the same as doing something about it. They almost never systematically address the simple idea that since current social and economic … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Martin Parker | Source: The Guardian | Subjects: Ethics, MBA Related, Social Responsibility (ESG)