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Using Underdog Narratives To Motivate Teams

The Horizons Tracker

” The researchers offer instances from several industries such as sports, telecommunications, apparel, and automotive, to demonstrate how leaders utilize underdog narratives to motivate and fulfill their organizations’ objectives.

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New Research Explores The Commercial Consequences Of Collective Layoffs

The Horizons Tracker

Obviously the very act of laying off large numbers of people suggests the firm involved is not in good shape, but the researchers wanted to test how the impact of layoffs differs from other forms of organizational crisis, such as poor publicity or breaches of ethical norms. Unique crises.

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Guest Post: Talk is Cheap!

Lead on Purpose

Over 150 companies, including Durkee, Cremora, San Giorgio, Ronzoni, and McCormick, now use the entire line of Flapper products, and Weatherchem continues to lead the industry in offering the widest, most innovative array of closure products.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. Leads Tuck’s incredibly innovative coaching program. Leading innovator in HR for over 25 years.

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The Right and Wrong Ways to Regulate Self-Driving Cars

Harvard Business Review

At the dawn of the first automotive age, laws were passed in some areas that required a person carrying a red flag to warn people that a “horseless carriage” was coming. If lawmakers don’t handle this correctly — well, consider Red Flag laws.

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What HoloLens Has That Google Glass Didn’t

Harvard Business Review

Doesn’t this face the same ethics and social challenges as Glass? This is precisely what made Glass vulnerable to the ethical and social issues that dogged it. Retail, travel, automotive, financial services, all of these will be obvious fits. What’s the HoloLens equivalent of the Glasshole? Technology'