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Virgin Atlantic Tested 3 Ways to Change Employee Behavior

Harvard Business Review

An estimated 21% of carbon emissions in the United States are attributable to companies, and yet to date there is scant research on how to make firm operations more efficient in terms of reducing pollution. However, the numbers suggest that getting employees to change their behavior could significantly impact climate change.

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What Corporations Can Learn From a 4,000-Person Parade Extravaganza (Seriously)

Harvard Business Review

Leaders have a large degree of autonomy and consequently develop the sense of ownership crucial to success. What can large corporations operating in Brazil learn from all this? Mainly that building and maintaining community is crucial to success. Rank is matched with empowerment.

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Do You Know Who Holds Your Office Together?

Harvard Business Review

As Wharton professor Adam Grant put it in a recent New York Times editorial, “[w]hen friends work together they’re more trusting and committed to one another’s successes. million in decreased attrition, absenteeism, and overtime, it also drove a $2 million profit increase and 34% jump in highly satisfied customers.