Decision Making

Source: picpedia.org In recent years, we have heard some people advocate for pay transparency in organizations. The recommendations in this regard have received a great deal of publicity, with arguments for and against the concept being…
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Source: maxpixel.net Vivian Giang has written a useful article for Fast Company about how to disagree effectively with your boss or other senior leaders in your organization. She draws on the expertise of Priscilla Claman of Career…
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 16.5 million people are now “contingent workers” or have “alternative working arrangements.” In other words, they are part of the gig economy. But what exactly is the gig economy? And how…
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Source: Pixabay I recently came across an interesting article by Lei Huang, Dina Krasikova, and Dong Liu. It’s titled, “I can do it, so can you: The role of leader creative self-efficacy in facilitating follower creativity.” They find that…
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How can today’s organizations keep up with the pace of change? For Bradley R. Staats, the answer is easy: we all need to keep learning. Most people would agree that sounds sensible. The hard part is making it happen. “That’s really where,…
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Have you ever fallen prey to the office cold? It’s no surprise if you have. When it comes to catching a cold, your office is one of the main “danger zones.” In fact, unless you regularly travel via public transport, your workplace is…
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Source: Pixabay The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article today by Austen Hufford titled, “Companies Ramp Up Worker-Retraining Efforts.” Hufford explains that many firms are struggling to find good people given the very…
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If you could go back in time, what advice would you give yourself when you were first starting out at work? Few of us forget our very first job. It’s often an exciting, yet nerve-wracking time. And whether you loved or loathed the…
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“Oh come on! Who put this song on AGAIN?!” “Are you kidding? It’s a classic.” “I don’t care, it’s been on FIVE times today already!” At this point I look away and put my headphones on. Partly to drown out the commotion, but also because I…
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Source: Wikimedia Commons Village Global, an early-stage venture capital firm, recently posted some excerpts on Medium from a talk that Pinterest CEO and co-founder Ben Silbermann gave at the company. In particular, I was intrigued by this…
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