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Lessons from Love-focused Businesses

Steve Farber

Janis Spindel, the president of Serious Matchmaking , believes the type of trust and confidence you need when looking for personal love are also vital to leadership in any business. “A A loving relationship is about being committed,” Spindel said. Business leadership requires the same commitment and intuitiveness.”.

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How to Avoid Groupthink and Let Your Employees Truly Shine

HR Digest

Psychology Today suggests that the term was first defined by Yale psychologist Irving Janis in a 1971 issue of the magazine. Delving into matters of decision-making under stress, Janis strived to understand whether people were truly capable of ignoring their internal concerns in order to be one with the group.

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The Eight Phases of Brand Love

Harvard Business Review

Commitment, intimacy, dependability—she felt all of these, not about Diet Coke, but from it. When entrepreneur Janie Hoffman launched Mamma Chia, a unique health beverage comprised of chia seeds floating in a jello-like texture, she knew she would have to educate the consumer. At the time, I thought this was preposterous.

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How One Hospital Improved Patient Handoffs for the Long Term

Harvard Business Review

Janis Christie/Getty Images. Despite the development of numerous techniques and tools to structure patient handoffs and improve the transfer of communication, we haven’t seen much improvement in reducing medical errors. During this stage, Margaret also worked with staff to develop a quality improvement plan.