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Maximizing Organization Development: Understanding the Science Behind Effective Managerial-Leadership and Team Performance

Mike Cardus

Several factors, such as the Hawthorne effect, consistency of management, implicit leadership theories, and personality traits, play a vital role in the success of organizational development. The Hawthorne Effect The Hawthorne effect shows that people will alter their behavior when being watched.

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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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Virgin Atlantic Tested 3 Ways to Change Employee Behavior

Harvard Business Review

For many years, teams at Virgin Atlantic have been testing ways to motivate efficient decision-making in the cockpit. This is consistent with a well-documented social science phenomenon called the Hawthorne effect, whereby people change their behavior as a result of knowing they are being observed.

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Uber Shows How Not to Apply Behavioral Economics

Harvard Business Review

In a related paper published in 2013 , Alexander Arriaga and colleagues had 17 operating-room teams participate in 106 simulated surgical-crisis scenarios. Each team was randomly assigned to work with or without a checklist and instructed to implement the critical processes of care.