Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Often used by people within positions of power within organizations, these clichés support control, group cohesion, or an agenda. Organizations can use such phrases to curb dissent, cultivate an “us versus them” approach, and deflect responsibility. Common examples include: “It’s just the way things are done here.” “If

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

L-R): Anthony Horton, Chris McCarthy, Stephanie Neal In a recent interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a startling confession: the architect of ChatGPT, a revolutionary language model capable of holding nuanced conversations and generating creative text formats, often struggles to sleep. “Our

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 30, 2010

This video speaks to the culture that is prevalent in more workplaces than any of us would like to admit, workplaces that operate on the basis of positional power with an undercurrent of fear. While it is a clever film, it highlights very disturbing things that go on in some organizations.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

This diversity reflects not only a deepening understanding of the connection between growth and customer satisfaction, but a much greater awareness of what marketing can do to help forge that bond. That in turn relies on not only having excellent marketing capabilities, but also connecting marketing with the entire organization.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

This meant abandoning IBM's existing organization, in which product silos and geographic entities operated independently and frequently were more competitive than collaborative. Palmisano could not have succeeded at placing values at the center of IBM's operations without strong principles of his own. When the U.S.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 31, 2013

That’s despite the fact that there has been so much discussion about the need for boardroom diversity and more diversity in the C-suites, particularly for women to fill more of these positions. Getting more women on boards begins with getting more women in mission-critical P&L roles. in Latin America.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

When asked what might be holding women back in their organizations, they say: "It''s nothing overt. I look around and see that my male colleagues have P&L responsibility and most of us are in staff roles. They can negotiate for work arrangements that fit both their lives and their organizations'' performance requirements.

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