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Mark's Remarks3 Negative Effects of Close Supervision on Lower Level Employees
Close supervision creates a fear of mistakes. A fear of mistakes generates a workplace culture of excessive caution. A workplace culture of excessive caution grows stale with little innovation. Dennis Campbell, Marc J. Epstein, and F. Asis Martinez- Jerez, “The...
3 Advantages to the Morning Star Company’s Culture of Self-Management
“Lower costs” “Greater initiative” “Higher Loyalty” See Gary Hamel, “First, Let’s Fire All Managers,” Harvard Business Review 89, no. 12 (December 2011): 48-60.
3 Disadvantages of a Workplace Culture that Has Too Many Managers
More expense “Slow decision making” The alienation of those working under the managers See Gary Hamel, “First, Let’s Fire All Managers,” Harvard Business Review 89, no. 12 (December 2011): 48-60.
3 Factors that are Foundational to Societal Prosperity
Trust, democracy, and the rule of law Stephen Knack; Paul J. Zak, “Building Trust: Public Policy, Interpersonal Trust, and Economic Development,” 10 Sup. Ct. Econ. Rev. 91 (2003)
Three Behaviors that will Positively Impact Your Team
Conscientiousness – offering what is above and beyond the call of duty Civic virtue--honoring your organization by completely investing yourself in its community life Sportsmanship –choosing withstand unpleasant conditions without griping See Shibani Belwalkar, Veena...
3 Intriguing Results Testosterone’s Effect on Men from a Scientific Study
Men with higher levels of testosterone were less generous towards strangers while men with lower levels of testosterone were more generous. Men with elevated testosterone were more likely to use their own money punish those who were ungenerous toward them. Elevated...