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How Cancer Helped Me See the Key to Successful Organizational Change

Michael Lee Stallard

In early 2004, just nine months after completing treatment for breast cancer, my wife, Katie, was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer. During the months that followed, I learned an important lesson about connection that influenced my perspective on how to approach organizational change.

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Power Dynamics and the Formation of False Memories in the Workplace

CO2

Shifting Narrative False Memories in the Workplace Workplace power dynamics can profoundly influence an individual’s perceptions and false memories. Cognitive Dissonance : In the workplace, the memories of employees can be influenced and altered by authoritative figures who repeatedly communicate a dominant narrative.

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How Paid Leave Affects Older Adults

The Horizons Tracker

In 2004, California implemented legislation stipulating that employers of a specific scale must offer paid family leave to their workforce. Recently conducted research at the University of Michigan addresses this gap and reveals a noteworthy trend.

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Uniqueness Helps When It Comes To Getting Investment

The Horizons Tracker

Back in 2004 INSEAD’s W. It’s something the researchers refer to as the “uniqueness paradox”, and they explore the issue through the lens of investors and their influence on the strategies companies employ. They analyzed data from around 900 listed companies in the US over a twelve-year period.

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How Employees Respond When Activist Investors Get Involved

The Horizons Tracker

Institutional investors, such as hedge funds, are increasingly active in terms of their attempt to influence the direction of the firms they invest in. While in a recent article , I highlighted how this interest can successfully influence the strategy of a firm, recent research from INSEAD highlights how this can have consequences.

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We Value Leaders More Than Managers

The Horizons Tracker

“A ‘love for leadership’ seems to influence a lot of decisions that don’t match situational needs,” the researchers say. Similarly, a search of Google Scholar reveals academic references to things like “charismatic” or “transformational” leadership skyrocketing since 2004.

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Getting Women Onto Compensation Committees Helps To Reduce Gender Bias

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers looked at FTSE 100 companies from 2004 to 2013, with a particular focus on the first three years of each CEO’s tenure. The researchers hope that their work will have broad implications and influence behavior in such committees. This line of reasoning is known as the deterministic fallacy.”. Challenging bias.

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