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While much attention is paid to the influence of external factors on worker efficiency levels, surprisingly little is paid to the role of individuals themselves. In his working paper, IESE’s Pablo Maella reminds us that a business is only as efficient as those working for it, and he suggests practical ways in which individuals can boost their levels of personal efficiency.

Content: Article | Author: Pablo Maella | Source: IESE Insight | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

Deborah Gruenfeld of the Stanford Graduate School of Business had some sobering news to share with a group of high-level women executives and entrepreneurs. “When it comes to leadership,” Gruenfeld told the group, “there are very few differences in what men and women actually do and how they behave. But there are major differences in perception. Men and women doing the same things … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Deborah H. Gruenfeld, Marianne Cooper | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Women in Business

Don’t assume that people know what they need to know about what’s going on in an organization—especially when it comes to pay, benefits, and employee-centric policies. Relevant, focused information that explains what is happening and why is fundamental to building gratitude and is absolutely essential to creating and sustaining high rates of commitment and engagement.

Content: Article | Author: Judith M. Bardwick | Source: Leader to Leader | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Like perhaps other terms that have become staples of the management vocabulary, the word “sustainability” has come to mean several different things. But, as this author says and describes, sustainability means only one thing. The true and legitimate sustainable organization is only the one that strives for and achieves 360-organizational sustainability. Readers will learn how to build this rare, but highly desirable type of organization. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Mark Hollingworth | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

The desire for equality permeates everything we do and always has, as can be seen in many of our age-old philosophies. For example, we see it in the Golden Rule, which is often interpreted as ‘Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.’ However, who really cares what you want? After all, treating people as you want to be treated doesn’t address … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Stephen M. Shapiro | Source: ChangeThis | Subject: Organizational Behavior

Not all complexity is bad for business—but executives don’t always know what kind their company has. They should understand what creates complexity for most employees, remove what doesn’t add value, and channel the rest to employees who can handle it effectively. This article recounts the experience of a multinational consumer goods manufacturer that applied this approach in several regions and functions and consequently halved the … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Julian Birkinshaw, Suzanne Heywood | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Organizational Behavior

The most successful firms have managed to prevail over the years because of their culture of innovation. Surprisingly, the culture of innovation in enterprises has not changed much in the last 100 years. We invite you to read about the fundamentals of this culture and take an assessment to see how your culture of innovation is performing.

Content: Article | Authors: Jay Rao, Joe Weintraub | Source: Babson | Subjects: Innovation, Organizational Behavior

Researchers find no connection between improved overall firm performance and the offering of stock option compensation to rank-and-file workers.

Content: Article | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Finance, Organizational Behavior

What determines whether decisions happen on the bottom, middle, or top rung of the corporate ladder? New research finds that the answer often lies in the technology that a company deploys.

Content: Article | Authors: Carmen Nobel, Raffaella Sadun | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Organizational Behavior

In my role as an executive coach, I am asked to work with extremely successful people who want to get even better. They are usually key executives in major corporations. They are almost always very intelligent, dedicated and persistent. They are committed to the success of their companies. They have high personal integrity. Many are financially independent. They are … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Marshall Goldsmith | Source: LeaderValues | Subjects: Career, Human Resources, Leadership, Organizational Behavior

In 1985, with the publication of Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior, University of Rochester psychologists Richard Ryan and Edward Deci launched a new theory for understanding what drives humans. Their model maintained that people are motivated by innate psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness to others – not, as the reigning theories of the day espoused, by inherited instincts or learned responses. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Edward Deci, Richard Ryan | Source: University of Rochester | Subject: Organizational Behavior

If productive influence doesn’t arise from being liked (“I’m your friend!”) or from fear (“I’m the boss!”), where does it come from? From people’s trust in you as a manager. That trust has two components: belief in your competence (you know what to do and how to do it) and belief in your character (your motives are good and you want your people to do … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Kent L. Lineback, Linda A. Hill | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Management, Trust

Erikson’s model of psychosocial development is a very significant, highly regarded and meaningful concept.

Life is a serious of lessons and challenges which help us to grow. Erikson’s wonderful theory helps to tell us why.

Here’s a broad introduction to the main features of Erikson’s model.

Content: Article | Author: Alan Chapman | Source: businessballs.com | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

Stock options have a positive effect on firm performance when they are granted to executives, but giving options to lower-ranking employees seems to have no effect on the bottom line according to a new study.

Content: Article | Authors: Nicole Bastian Johnson, Ron Kasznik | Sources: Stanford University, University of California Berkeley | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

We believe that what women see—what they notice and value and how they perceive the world in operation—is a greatly under-exploited resource in organizations. In this manifesto, we explore what the female vision is, what it has to offer, and why it matters—to women, to organizations and to the world. In this manifesto, we explore what the female vision is, what it has to offer, … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Julie Johnson, Sally Helgesen | Source: ChangeThis | Subject: Women in Business

Dan Heath speaks about appealing to the higher levels of employee motivation.

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: Dan Heath | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subject: Organizational Behavior

How do you manage a team across borders and time zones? Start by tearing up your old management rule book, says Erin Meyer.

Content: Article | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: International, Management, Organizational Behavior

As a follower, we may not be able to change our leader’s style. But we can help solve the problem by adjusting our own work style. Based on my experience — meeting with two or three CEOs a week for the past five years — I have come to think of leaders as falling into one of three categories. Being able to categorize which type … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Li Xin Bai | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior

Left unchecked, subconscious biases will undermine strategic decision making. Here’s how to counter them and improve corporate performance.

Content: Article | Authors: Dan P. Lovallo, Olivier Sibony | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Strategy

Think effective leadership requires gregariousness and charisma? Think again. Introverts actually can be better leaders than extraverts, especially when their employees are naturally proactive, according to Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino.

Content: Article | Authors: Carmen Nobel, Francesca Gino | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior