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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

The Empowered Buisness

Orientation toward innovation and creativity. Satisfy the motive and you will manage the behavior. Effective managers are typically more oriented toward details, as are functions like quality control and accounting. Effective managers, on the other hand, are more Present time oriented to deal with daily activities.

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The 4 Types of Organizational Politics

Harvard Business Review

Studies show that individuals with political skills tend to do better in gaining more personal power as well as managing stress and job demands, than their politically naive counterparts. But conversely, the sharp edges of hard power can wreck a plan. The Chairman used his formal power to stop the changes.