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Is It Time For A Peer-Reviewed Bonus System?

LDRLB

It removes some of the potential dissatisfaction predicted by equity theory while rewarding the very activity most companies seek to encourage: teamwork. David Burkus is the editor of LDRLB. He writes, speaks, and serves on the faculty of management at Oral Roberts University’s College of Business.

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360-Degree Feedback Programs To Help Your Company Grow

HR Digest

Approaches Peer Reviews Delicately An article by Harvard Business Review emphasizes why honest peer reviews are hard to find as people do not want to hurt their friends or feel it might reflect negatively on them as a team. Avoid personal questions and evaluations and focus on the individual’s work performance.

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A Fairer Way of Giving Credit Where It’s Due

Harvard Business Review

When we’ve tied individual recognition to the overall success of the group, we’ve been able to reduce tension over who did what while reinforcing teamwork. Leadership Leading teams Managing people' It includes these four elements: Tie individual recognition to group performance.

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Are Business Schools Creating Higher-Ambition Leaders?

Harvard Business Review

Recently, my colleagues and I interviewed dozens of these higher-ambition CEOs , all of whom taught us a valuable lesson: integrity is at the heart of great leadership. And in organizational behavior courses, students learn that motivating employees and developing teamwork is the measure of successful leadership.