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When Work Has Meaning, The Culture Changes

Great Leadership By Dan

This is the most significant finding from the Hawthorne Works research: Making team members and teams feel valued as well as helping them find meaning and purpose beyond their own tactical skill application boosts employee well-being and productivity. Chris has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies since 1995.

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Top Quotes from the Art of Management 2010 | RoundtableTalk

Roundtable Talk

Overall though, this event was a vast improvement over the recycled ideas of Covey, Blanchard, Peters et al. A stark comparison to Michael Eisner who praised micro management and working inside boxes which left me a little cold. Nothing wrong with management classics, but what worked in 1970 just isn’t working today.