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Beware the Brutally Honest Workplace

Michael Lee Stallard

It contributed to a culture of fear in which managers would tell them what they wanted to hear rather than the constructive criticism they needed to hear. In the brutally honest workplace, the only people who feel safe to speak truthfully are those with power, control, influence and status.

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The Joy of Facts

Next Level Blog

Reid travelled around the world twice – once on his publisher’s dime and again to film a documentary for PBS – to learn about how health care is delivered in different countries. While that may work okay in one's philosophy class (not really), it completely falls apart as a basis for shared community life (government, ethics, etc).

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CEO Next Door Book Reveals Four Key Behaviors Of Successful CEOs And Busts CEO Myths

Eric Jacobson

Our careers are in large part influenced by prevailing assumptions about who makes it to the top and how. Wildly charismatic “masters of the universe” may prowl unchallenged in the boardrooms of Hollywood films, but in real boardrooms results speak louder than charisma. These stereotypes affect our perception of what we can achieve.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. It is essential to build in a framework of virtuous and ethical principles.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. They know this does not threaten their power, but, rather, increases their influence. No wasted film, slides, or prints. Carl, a self-made success and CEO of a venture-backed software company, is a great example. Carl had a Ph.D.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. They know this does not threaten their power, but, rather, increases their influence. No wasted film, slides, or prints. Carl, a self-made success and CEO of a venture-backed software company, is a great example. Carl had a Ph.D.

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Theranos and the Dark Side of Storytelling

Harvard Business Review

She casts a spell that allows her to enter minds and change what they feel, which allows her to change what they think, which allows her to influence how they act. In fact, Holmes is set to be played by Jennifer Lawrence in a film written and directed by Adam McKay of The Big Short.).