Business in Action, 8th Ed.
Chapter 8: Organization and Teamwork
"Top tips for building a presentation that matters and a Five-part Structure that will help turn your presentation into a conversation.
"Research shows that hurtful workplace behavior can depress performance, increase employee turnover, and even mar customer relationships.
"The reason brainstorms devolve into groupthink has to do with the way memory works.
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Shana Lebowitz relates the story of how Doug Conant (photo, left), former CEO of Campbell Soup Company, continually reached out to employees and what it inspired.
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"Internal communication has a lot in common with healthy living.
"I am not a medical expert, but I know communication plays a major role in the overall well-being of both the team and the organization.
"Recently, a marketing firm called to solicit my business.
"Executives tell me their teams make decisions all the time.
"It’s called social undermining, and it may seem harmless enough, but it can take an emotional toll.
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"One of Amazon's largest fulfillment centers is in Phoenix, Arizona.
"Devil’s advocates tend to pop up just when a project is about to launch.
"Here are the top 10 network security challenges faced by small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in 2015 and tips to address them.
"Your boss told you to “think outside the box.
"Nothing is more costly to an organization’s culture than a toxic employee.
"Our parents warned us about it, but it’s hard to understand until you experience it first hand: as you get older, time seems to fly.
"Google has spent the past two years studying more than 180 of its teams, to figure out the secret to success.
According to Erica Dhawan (photo, left), "We need to rethink the way we approach meetings that promotes collaboration and facilitates a responsive and flexible environment.
"Having a couple connections and an updated profile isn’t enough to make the most of LinkedIn.
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