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Is Employee Engagement Just a Reflection of Personality?

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, even before organizations started talking about the need to “engage employees,” many managers appeared to regard motivation as something individuals brought with them to work — a characteristic of people they hired. Many innovators also have problems with authority and a predisposition to challenge the status quo.

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Good Bosses Switch Between Two Leadership Styles

Harvard Business Review

Leading through dominance means influencing others by being assertive and leveraging one’s power and formal authority. ” Prestige, in contrast, means influencing others by displaying signs of wisdom and expertise and being a role model. Which situations call for prestige?

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Are CEOs Overhyped and Overpaid?

Harvard Business Review

For example, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk enjoy cult-like status and are widely regarded as modern tycoons of innovation. My focus was on peer-reviewed journal articles (academic papers) that included reliable measures of CEO attributes (e.g., This is particularly true when it comes to leaders and entrepreneurs.

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