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The Demotivated Employee: What Causes Employees to Lose Their Motivation?

Strategy Driven

Kim Cameron and Robert Quinn (2011) have identified four cultures that are indicative of most organizations: clan, adhocracy, hierarchy and market. The significance of culture is rooted in the fact that it consists of core values that permeate every part of the organization from norms to decision making.

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Thought-full Thursday: Purpose and Confidence

Persuasive Powerhouse

Quinn What is your leadership purpose? “The practice of adaptive confidence means that we are willing to enter uncertain situations because we have a higher purpose and are confident that we can learn and adapt as we move forward” ~Robert E. Are you acting in accord with your purpose? Do you enter uncertainty with your purpose in mind?

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