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From Words to Worth: Navigating the True North of Organizational Values

Mike Cardus

Work-culture research studies, including the comprehensive research by Guiso, L., Sapienza, P., & Zingales, L. Their research emphasizes the role of perceived integrity among top managers and highlights the strong correlation between an organization’s culture and its success (Guiso et al., link] Guiso, L.,

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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

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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How Should Change Leadership and Common Good Intersect?

Thin Difference

Common Good: Dignity and Ethics. Kipper (2017) points out how dignity is too often ignored as an ethical value, leaving injustices in place rather than stepping up to the challenges. Change leaders need to consider ethics and dignity in their actions, especially in workplaces. However, it cannot stop with personal reflection.

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Sleepless in Silicon Valley: What Keeps CEOs Up At Night

HR Digest

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.

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shorts.009 | Servant Leadership and Team Performance

LDRLB

Team potency , defined as shared confidence in the team’s general capabilities (p. If your organization depends on the performance of teams to deliver remarkable results, the members on those teams need to be able to look each other in the eye and clearly believe that they can get the job done (potency). What do you think?

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Engaging Corporate Citizenship And Trust

LDRLB

But a new study of 428 employees published in the Journal of Business Ethics found that how the company behaves also matters. The author concludes that “it is important to keep in mind that work engagement is not just purely driven by employees’ personal needs but also by the social needs accomplished by the organization.” (p.

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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

Women on Business

The recommendation from Harvard Business Review and Catalyst is for organizations to adopt formal sponsorship programs similar to IBM Europe. Let others know within the organization that you are seeking a sponsor. Create visibility and credibility for yourself in the organization. o Take on high profile projects.