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Great Leadership: The Power of I’s

Great Leadership By Dan

As the management theorist Frederick Herzberg once said, “If you want someone to do a good job, give them a good job to do.” Yes, some jobs may be inherently boring, but you can give anyone in such a job at least one task or project that’s stimulating to that person. Bob Nelson, Ph.D.

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Why Do Employees Leave Their Jobs?

The Center For Leadership Studies

Inflexible Workplace Policies Frederick Herzberg conducted a pioneering study on human motivation in the late 1950’s that remains relevant today. What became known as Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene theory concluded that the things that turn people on about work (i.e., working conditions, a “bad boss,” restrictive policies).