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Leading Thoughts for October 1, 2020

Leading Blog

Robert Quinn on real leadership: “Leadership is not about results. It is about commitment. Source: Insight: The Surprising Truth About How Others See Us, How We See Ourselves, and Why the Answers Matter More Than We Think. The entire management literature fails to understand this.

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GM Cruise Layoffs Affecting Almost 24% of the Workforce

HR Digest

On Wednesday, Cruise fired nine executives, including its chief operating officer and chief legal and policy officer amid an external investigation led by law firm Quinn Emmanuel into the accident and Cruise’s response. The unit’s CEO Kyle Vogt and co-founder Dan Kan both resigned last month.

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How to Accelerate Lerning and Change Lives

Leading Blog

“As the teacher and the students commit to a common purpose and form high-quality relationships, they become a system that has emergent possibilities. In a co-creative, collaborative environment, students hold each other accountable, leadership is shared, and new perspectives emerge. The teacher/leader becomes a facilitator.

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Mastering HR: Best HRM Books for Beginners to Read in 2024

HR Digest

Books for HR beginners also delve into specific aspects of talent management, such as “ Motivation-based Interviewing ” by Carol Quinn , which provides a framework for assessing candidates’ skills, attitudes, and passion.

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

Strategy Driven

Because we’ve heard these stories so much, we decided to do some digging to figure out what was causing employees, who were once highly driven and committed to the work, to lose their motivation. Kim Cameron and Robert Quinn (2011) have identified four cultures that are indicative of most organizations: clan, adhocracy, hierarchy and market.

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

And if they did that effectively, they made money because of a genuine commitment to the customer. Recent research has shown that “high purpose” companies — those who have a point of view on social issues, innovate with purpose, and have a commitment to society — outperform “low purpose companies.” greater revenue growth 34.7%

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

And if they did that effectively, they made money because of a genuine commitment to the customer. Recent research has shown that “high purpose” companies — those who have a point of view on social issues, innovate with purpose, and have a commitment to society — outperform “low purpose companies.” Meaningful and inspire commitment .