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The #1 Obstacle to Great Workplace Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

“The level of toxicity in the workplace is at an all-time high,” warns Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”). That bond of connection boosts employee engagement and organizational performance. Pfeffer and Sutton found common sense is uncommon in practice.

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The Right Kind of Stress Can Bond Your Team Together

Harvard Business Review

In the film, we explored how to create a positive culture in organizations where the culture or conditions make it difficult to talk about “happiness.” One of those conclusions was that stress actually made people feel more bonded to their organizations. It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture.

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Hachi - A Great Dog Movie

Building Personal Strength

The two quickly bond with each other. I usually start to look at a G rated film by its actors! Based on the story of a real dog, the movie is about Hachi, a dog that is shipped from Japan and accidentally released at a train station somewhere in New England, where it is found and adopted by a college professor. Coates, Ph.D.,

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How Managers Can Avoid Playing Favorites

Harvard Business Review

But when managers favor one employee over another, morale and productivity suffer. What Great Managers Do. Exceptional managers find and capitalize on their employees' unique strengths. Maybe you’re both fans of the same hockey team or you both like foreign films. Here are some strategies to ensure fairness.

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Salespeople have questions, Jeffrey has answers.

Strategy Driven

I visit prospective customers almost daily, mostly insurance agents and property managers, and provide value. Jeffrey, My company helps small B2B businesses plan a video strategy and develop web series and webinars to tighten their bond with their customers. Do you have any advice for me? Best Regards, Jeffrey.

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Is Your Boss a Psychopath?

Harvard Business Review

The debauchery-laden film by Martin Scorsese The Wolf of Wall Street is a prime example of financial corruption, excess, and corporate greed. Unlike fundamental psychopaths, born without the capacity to form emotional bonds (due to possible genetic abnormalities), “lite” psychopaths are usually the products of their childhoods.

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Use Social Media to Build Emotional Capital

Harvard Business Review

What made the difference between these two experiences was that the project's leader, Stein Ove Fenne, managing director at Tupperware Nordic A/S, focused on building emotional capital in driving the initiative. Both the ease at which best practices diffused throughout the company and the company's revenues increased.

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