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Evidence | Unicorns | Bullshit: 3 Areas Of Team Building & Leadership Effectiveness

Mike Cardus

In management as well as team development humans and behaviors do not operate in the same short term cause-effect process that machines do. There are secondary sources (academic journals, peer reviewed articles, existing Body of Knowledge, etc…) that are applicable and provide evidence for what you are doing. Tom Foster.

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A Shift in Leadership Can Make a Multi-Million Dollar Impact

Strategy Driven

We then required our entire staff to attend a week-long intensive program. Prior to the leadership intervention, our campus customers said we took too long and were too expensive. We were a mediocre, at best, institutional operation with a sense of entitlement. That got everyone’s attention! About the Author.

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Will You Be Writing Off Your Investment in Egypt?

Harvard Business Review

In both places, we know the instability will worsen macroeconomic performance in the short term. If that is the case, and the faster growth generates higher profits for them over the long term, that might well compensate for any short-term losses from the disruption. Tunisia and Egypt are cases in point.

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How to Design a Corporate Wellness Plan That Actually Works

Harvard Business Review

While financial incentive programs are popular, they may not achieve long-term behavior change; instead, they may lead to resentment and even rebellion among workers. Introducing short-term campaigns. In fact, they may even do more harm than good by promoting quick fixes as opposed to long-term progress.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

What happened to being rewarded for consistent, quality work over the long-term? As a hard-working employee, you will be measured by and rewarded for the long hours you put in at the office and the gym. There is perhaps one place where this paradigm still exists: the gym. Here, all are equal before the law of the squat rack.

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