Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Chapter 8: Organization and Teamwork
"Titles like “SHE-EO” and momtrepreneur are meant to empower women but actually do more harm than good.
"There are plenty of frustrations that crop up during your workday.
"Research shows that hurtful workplace behavior can depress performance, increase employee turnover, and even mar customer relationships.
"Occasionally, a new word or phrase breaks out of the confines of the business world and into the cultural conversation.
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"The management meeting is coming to close.
"If you want others to believe in you, you must believe in your own value and act in a way that conveys confidence.
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"Are you planning to attend your office holiday party?
"New research finds that tales from the C-suite have a negative impact on employee values, but those from their peers are another story.
"People are constantly asking me what they can do to make their leadership exceptional.
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"In Alec Ross’s new book, The Industries of the Future, he takes a deep dive into the specific fields he believes will shape our economic future, including robotics and the codification of just about everything.
"Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli [photo, left] has spent decades studying the complicated dynamics of employment.
"Wharton's Mary-Hunter McDonnell discusses her research on social activism and corporate political clout.
"We're used to giving "praise sandwiches"—a criticism wedged in between two generic compliments—that give our brains indigestion.
"With the publication of her 2015 book Presence, Harvard psychologist Amy Cuddy let readers in on a secret.
"Just about every industry is undergoing some level of digital disruption, and the transformation is only in its infancy, according to McKinsey Digital global leader Paul Willmott, and Jay Scanlan, leader of McKinsey’s Digital Strategy Practice.
"Nothing is more costly to an organization’s culture than a toxic employee.
"The title of Karen Friedman’s most recent book isn’t exactly subtle.
"As you sink into the couch, or slide onto the barstool, at the end of an exhausting workday, it’s hard not to experience the warm glow of self-congratulation.
"Here are some tips on how you can communicate more effectively with people at work, be they customers, co-workers, subordinates, or superiors.
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