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When Work Has Meaning, The Culture Changes

Great Leadership By Dan

Chris Edmonds: In order to value team members, or help them find meaning in their work - that is, contribution to the greater good, to their community or even society - you don’t need to start a formal organizational initiative. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effects of workplace conditions on individual productivity.

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Working Backward Is Key To Successful Pilots

The Horizons Tracker

This approach requires the team to imagine that the innovation is actually ready to ship. This process forces the project team to consider what a successful outcome looks like and what might be required to achieve that outcome. A good approach to avoid this is the “working backward” method popularized by Amazon.

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Uber Shows How Not to Apply Behavioral Economics

Harvard Business Review

When I read the piece, it reminded me of a question executives often ask me when I talk to them about the benefits of behavioral economics or give them examples of how they could use it in their own organizations: “Aren’t you afraid it will be used with ill intent? Every team performed better when checklists were available.