Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2014

.” The notion of loyalty as a protective force that leads to great success is so much a part of how we think about leadership that it is very easy to accept, even when it is not espoused by someone as exceptionally interesting to watch as James Spader. This idea is, I submit, one of the most dangerous myths in organizational life.

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Loyalty McCombs Ethics Follow-up 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2018

Insecure employees are “hard to evaluate, hard to coach, and hard to develop,” says Ethan Burris, an associate professor at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin. Ultimately, though, the goal is for your employee to operate more autonomously, says Burris. What the Experts Say.

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Management How To McCombs Project 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

For example, it increased both the number and status of safety personnel, and it strengthened safety operating procedures. Internally, success in avoiding similar mistakes creates a false sense of security, encouraging the organization to relax its focus on safety. This gradual forgetting was at the root of the Columbia disintegration.

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Organization McCombs Pharmaceuticals Learning-by-Doing 8