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Workplace partnerships succeed only when both people accept each other for exactly who they are.

Content: Article | Authors: Gale Muller, Rodd Wagner | Source: Gallup Management Journal | Subject: Organizational Behavior

We all have these elements in us — the self-aggrandizing narcissistic leader, and the follower who obeys, no matter the cost. All of us have a darker side. It’s best to know how to manage that part of ourselves. Otherwise, in extreme situations, we tend to regress and become destructive.

Content: Quotation | Author: Manfred Kets de Vries | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development, Personality / Behavior

Some companies are what I call “authentizotic,” meaning that people are attracted to work for them. They are the best places to work. [The word authentizotic is derived from the Greek authentikos, meaning authentic, and zotikos, meaning vital to life.] These organizations cultivate three major values. The first is a sense of meaning: People feel they do something substantial. …The second value is a feeling … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Manfred Kets de Vries | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Organizational Behavior

Instead of implementing periodic change programs, tomorrow’s success stories will adapt constantly to new trends and directions. But how does a company develop this capability? Accenture discusses the competencies, structures, leadership tenets and performance metrics that enable companies to change rapidly and organically.

Content: Article | Authors: Adrian Lajtha, Andrew Leach, Lori L. Lovelace, Walter G. Gossage, Yaarit Silverstone | Source: Outlook Journal (Accenture) | Subjects: Change Management, Organizational Behavior

In a tough economy, many factors affect employees’ engagement levels. Some factors, like a company’s financial performance, are obvious. Some are less apparent but particularly relevant to employees’ resilience amid stress. Among them: hope and communication in the workplace.

Content: Multimedia Content | Authors: Jennifer Robison, Steve Crabtree | Source: Gallup Management Journal | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Persuasion is a catalyst for getting work done, for achieving an outcome you can’t realize on your own. MBA courses, leadership books, and executive education classes recognize the importance of persuasion, but they rarely teach it as a practical art and, if they do, the focus is usually on formal presentations and PowerPoint.

Managers need more fundamental advice on how to persuade. William Ellet teaches a … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: William Ellet | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

According to research, renewal capabilities consist of “Swiftness”, the speed of creating alignments; “Proactivity”, the ability to proactively engage in generating alternative decisions; “Adaptability”, the ability to adjust structures, routines and processes to respond to changes and “Resilience”, the ability to minimise stress and recover from unexpected events. Since the purpose of this project is to develop and enhance renewal capabilities, I will name … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Fan Zhang | Source: Management Innovation eXchange (MIX) | Subject: Organizational Behavior

Companies can take a wide variety of approaches to how to discuss ethics but what actually works in guiding employees’ ethical behavior. While working with different organizations over the last six year, Francesca Gino has observed approaches across the entire spectrum. Her research suggests that subtle changes can produce big differences in the ethical conduct of organizational members. Three findings seem particularly relevant, and they … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Francesca Gino | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Ethics

According to all the media headlines about a new White House report, there’s still a big pay gap between men and women in America. The report found that women earn 75 cents for every dollar men make. Sounds pretty conclusive, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not. It’s misleading.

According to highly acclaimed career expert and best-selling author, Marty Nemko, “The data is clear that for the same … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Steve Tobak | Source: BNET | Subject: Women in Business

A decade of research on high and low performance teams by psychologist and business consultant Marcial Losada shows just how important it is. Based on Losada’s extensive mathematical modeling, 2.9013 is the ratio of positive to negative interactions necessary to make a corporate team successful. This means that it takes about three positive comments, experiences, or expressions to fend off the languishing effects of one … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Shawn Achor | Source: ChangeThis | Subjects: Management, Motivation, Organizational Behavior

In a new study, HBS professors Francesca Gino and Joshua D. Margolis look at two ways that companies can encourage ethical behavior: the promotion of good deeds or the prevention of bad deeds. It turns out that employees tend to act more ethically when focused on what not to do. That can be problematic in firms where success is commonly framed in terms of advancement … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Carmen Nobel, Francesca Gino, Joshua D. Margolis | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Ethics

Why are some companies able, or not able, to retain top talent? Knowing the answer is critical because high performance requires a knack for attracting, developing and keeping great people. Accenture discusses how top companies consistently recognize, nurture and hold on to the best of the best.

Content: Article | Authors: David Smith, Paul F. Nunes, Tim Breene | Source: Outlook Journal (Accenture) | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

Scenario planning and social change expert Adam Kahane suggests that to master large and difficult challenges, leaders need to learn to act and empathize simultaneously.

Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Adam Kahane, Art Kleiner | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

The key is identifying and addressing the barriers workers face in their daily interactions.

Content: Article | Authors: Eric Matson, Laurence Prusak | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Organizational Behavior

The role of big companies is to turn great people into mediocre organizations.

Content: Quotation | Author: Roger L. Martin | Source: ChangeThis | Subjects: Bureaucracy, Organizational Behavior

I’m convinced that one of the big reasons for the failure of so many change programs is that by focusing almost solely on what’s wrong with their organizations, and by importing off-the-shelf strategies devised by outside experts consumed with what’s new, leaders undervalue what’s right with their organizations, and overlook home-grown strategies rooted in the wisdom of the past.

Content: Quotation | Author: William C. Taylor | Source: ChangeThis | Subjects: Change Management, Management, Organizational Behavior

Have you ever noticed how a pat on the back makes you feel great for days? Sadly, kudos from bosses are all too rare. Over the years, I’ve worked on acknowledging others for their efforts. I’ve managed to marry tough-minded performance standards with tender-heartedness. As I’ve looked back over the more than 30 years that have passed since my career began, I have come to … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Douglas Conant | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior

You can explain your vision. They can see your vision. They can buy into your vision. Then they’ll do what they are paid to do.

Content: Quotation | Author: Jonathan Byrnes | Source: ChangeThis | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Vision

English may be the lingua franca of business gatherings, but that doesn’t mean non-native speakers are always in sync. There are ways to bridge the gap.

Content: Article | Author: Pamela Rogerson-Revell | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: International, Organizational Behavior

Professor Mary Gentile explores ethical dilemmas at work and how to act on them.

Content: Thought Leader | Author: Mary Gentile | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Ethics