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Dynamic Dozen: People Need A Purpose, Not Just a Paycheck

General Leadership

It was very dark and cold on the flightline at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base where teams of Airmen and a Kuwaiti contractor were working furiously in the desert night to repair a critical fuel line prior to the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. . – General S.L.A. … Read the rest.

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More than One Way to Organize a Business

Thin Difference

Different business models can create more activating dynamics for individuals and teams within companies and organizations. Instead of operating top-down, power is distributed throughout the organization, giving individuals and teams more freedom to self-manage, while staying aligned to the organization’s purpose.

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How to Improve the Engagement and Retention of Young Hourly Workers

Harvard Business Review

One proven method is investing in specific training for frontline managers, who often are promoted quickly into that position and have never managed a team. She breaks down the operational and human resource decisions that make this possible in her HBR article and book The Good Jobs Strategy.

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