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Learning to collaborate creatively with people from other cultures is a vital skill in today’s business environment, says professor Roy Y.J. Chua, whose research focuses on a key measure psychologists have dubbed “cultural metacognition.”

Content: Article | Author: Michael Blanding | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Organizational Behavior

I’m one of those people who believe that there are certain phases of building an institution when you really shape the DNA of the company. I hired 10 people early on who worked for me directly, who were setting the foundation of the company. You have to get that right, because they’re going to be the people who hire the next 50 to 100 people. … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Jeremy Allaire | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

A new study just out from James Gross of Stanford University and six other researchers has shown that the higher people go as a leader, the less stress they experience. It turns out that being the CEO is less stressful than being a senior manager. It’s an intriguing idea, as it flies in the face of the current thinking about leadership, which has supported the … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: David Rock | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Organizational Behavior

You can see who’s most powerful in a society based on who has the tallest buildings. Two hundred years ago it was cathedrals. Fifty years ago it was a government building. Today, in most urban areas, the power rests with business and skyscrapers. Business is the most powerful influence in the world today. Fifty-four of the 100 most powerful entities in the world today are … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Chip Conley | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Power / Authority, Social Responsibility (ESG)

When an upbeat management style becomes excessive, it wards off reality and asks for trouble.

Content: Article | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior

Fons Trompenaars is one of the world’s leading experts on cross-cultural communication and international management. Together with long-time collaborator Charles Hampden-Turner, Trompenaars developed a model of national cultures based on seven dimensions: universalism vs. particularism; individualism vs. collectivism; neutral vs. emotional; specific vs. diffuse; achievement vs. ascription; sequential vs. synchronic; and internal vs. external control.

The model, developed after extensive research across over 60 cultures and … [ Read more ]

Content: Multimedia Content | Authors: Des Dearlove, Fons Trompenaars | Source: Thinkers50 | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, People

The oldest, shortest words — “yes” and “no” — are those which require the most thought.

Content: Quotation | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Communication, Decision Making

Conflict and debate are considered essential to better decision making in some cultures, while in others, it’s downright rude. How do you bridge the cultural divide?

Content: Article | Author: Erin Meyer | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: International, Organizational Behavior

Culture matters, enormously. Studies have shown again and again that there may be no more critical source of business success or failure than a company’s culture — it trumps strategy and leadership. That isn’t to say that strategy doesn’t matter, but rather that the particular strategy a company employs will succeed only if it is supported by the appropriate cultural attributes.

Content: Quotation | Authors: Barry Jaruzelski, John Loehr, Richard Holman | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Culture, Strategy

Between 2008 and 2010, companies with more diverse top teams were also top financial performers. That’s probably no coincidence.

Content: Article | Authors: Markus Kleiner, Thomas Barta, Tilo Neumann | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior, Women in Business

It’s easier to change 20% of your organization by 80% than it is to change 80% of your firm by 20%. Work your innovations from the outside-in.

Content: Quotation | Author: Jeff DeGraff | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: Change Management, Innovation, Organizational Behavior

What type of culture is right for the operational climate in your company? Let’s look at how many cultures there are. The Competing Values Framework, considered one of the 50 most important models in business, identified four types of organizational culture: hierarchy (or controlling), adhocracy (or creative), market (or competitive) and clan (or collaborative).

Content: Article | Author: Bruna Martinuzzi | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subject: Organizational Behavior

The test of understanding is not when you tell others, “I understand you”; rather, it’s when they tell you, “I feel understood.” But we will seldom reach understanding without first listening.

Content: Quotation | Author: Stephen R. Covey | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Communication, Organizational Behavior

The essence of leadership is to get results in a way that inspires trust. Although there are many behaviors that create trust, none offers greater leverage than listening. Yet, remarkably, it remains something many managers fail to do well.

Content: Quotation | Author: Stephen R. Covey | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Trust

The first job of any leader is to inspire trust. Trust is confidence born of two dimensions: character and competence. Character includes your integrity, motive, and intent with people. Competence includes your capabilities, skills, results, and track record. Both dimensions are vital. …You might think a person is sincere, even honest, but you won’t trust that person fully if he or she doesn’t get results. … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Stephen R. Covey | Source: LeadershipNow | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Trust

Managers who are in touch only through their keyboard are out of touch with the vast world beyond it. They risk substituting breadth for depth. Recent research shows that we may have more connections today, but fewer relationships. Facebook and LinkedIn can complement but not replace the personal interactions at the heart of managing effectively. Managers who believe that they can learn about their department … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Henry Mintzberg, Peter Todd | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Communication, Management, Organizational Behavior

When we think of a typical leader, most of us picture a person who’s sociable and upbeat. But new research puts a wrinkle in that stereotype, revealing an unexpected sign of leadership potential: the tendency to feel guilty. “Guilt-prone people tend to carry a strong sense of responsibility to others, and that responsibility makes other people see them as leaders,” says Becky Schaumberg, a doctoral … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior

A fact wrapped in a story is 22 times more memorable than the mere pronouncement of that fact, according to cognitive psychologist Jerome Bruner.

Content: Quotation | Source: MarketingProfs | Subject: Storytelling

Psychologist Frederick Herzberg’s Two-factor theory… focuses on the idea that the factors that determine job dissatisfaction (“hygiene factors”) are completely separate from those that determine true satisfaction (“motivators”). Insufficient financial compensation, for example, falls into the former camp. But having sufficient compensation will not lead to passion for a job; it just takes away the dissatisfaction. Motivation, according to the theory, is determined not by … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Carmen Nobel, Clayton M. Christensen | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Motivation, Organizational Behavior

This article presents a model for engaging in a feedback-related conversation effectively across a variety of settings. It is based upon the authors’ extensive readings and research. The model outlines a three-step process whereby the mnemonic ABC represents each of the critical stages.

Content: Article | Authors: Edward H. Rockey, Ph.D., Steven M. Sommer | Source: Graziadio Business Report | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior