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Using Underdog Narratives To Motivate Teams

The Horizons Tracker

Using the underdog Research from the USF Muma College of Business explores how the approach can play out and whether there are any potential potholes for managers to keep in mind. ” Fighting spirit For instance, consider Apple’s situation in 2001 just before launching the iPod, when the company was facing difficult times.

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Leaders Make Values Visible

Marshall Goldsmith

” There is an implicit hope that when people – especially managers – hear great words, they will start to exhibit great behavior. Before the energy conglomerate’s collapse in 2001, I had the opportunity to review Enron’s values. I was shown a wonderful video on Enron’s ethics and integrity.

Ethics 137
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Servant Leaders Outperform Because They Connect

Michael Lee Stallard

Within a matter of hours following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, aircraft carriers, Aegis destroyers, and cruisers were in position to protect America’s shores. As the Navy improved sailor retention and developed greater alignment with Admiral Clark’s vision, it became faster and more responsive. why is everyone smiling?

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Veterans Among the Best Civilian Leaders

Strategy Driven

Always at the forefront of innovation, technologies pioneered by the military are often adopted by the commercial sector; companies looking for cyber knowledge or network engineering skills can find this expertise among veterans. percent while the overall unemployment rate is 4.9 Programs like the U.S.

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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

Leaders consciously or unconsciously lump employees into three categories: the “stars” consisting of those in management as well high potential employees, the much larger “core” made up of solid contributors, and the rest, employees whose contributions and fit with the organization are questionable. That might surprise some.

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Is It Good When We Know How Much Our Boss Makes?

The Horizons Tracker

The employees were asked to guess the salary of both their peers and their manager. Indeed, the data showed that when our peers’ salary was 10% higher than we thought, we reduce our hours by over 9%, when managers’ pay was 10% higher than we thought, our hours would raise by 1.5%. “It How pay transparency makes us feel.

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Why WikiLeaks Matters More (And Less) than You Think

Harvard Business Review

And unfortunately, it's also one of the most in need of radical institutional innovation. But prosperity is always going to accrue to those who innovate yesterday's rusting, creaking institutions. There are big and small, worse and better, more and less ethical ways to do the latter.

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