Tom Spencer

MAY 16, 2021

However, I discovered 5 reasons why consulting jobs are not as glamorous as advertised : A poor work-life-balance, with little time for hobbies and social activities. The inconvenience of travelling, without the excitement of a trip. Little personal responsibility in entry-level positions.

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Consultant Journal

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

As for those people ready to lay into consultants as lifestylers, maybe they’re feeling overwhelmed with work, trapped in social and financial obligations, or chained to a need to prove themselves. From the rise of B-Corps to corporate social responsibility, there are signs everywhere that some people want to do business differently.

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Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2016

Research has shown that reducing hierarchy can lead to more satisfied employees and speedier decision making , and some companies have concluded that flatter structures would work better. ” But hierarchy does have its merits. ” But hierarchy does have its merits. Flat organizations are having a moment.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2017

In analyzing the General Social Survey of 2016 , we found that, compared with roughly 20 years ago, people are twice as likely to report that they are always exhausted. This loneliness is not a result of social isolation, as you might think, but rather is due to the emotional exhaustion of workplace burnout. You and Your Team Series.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 1, 2023

However, the following working definition is widely accepted: A dark personality is socially undersireable and linked with interpersonal challenges and potentially destructive organizational behaviors such as aggression, manipulation, and exploitation. Social Psychological and Personality Science , 7 (7), 707–716. 35 , S41-S60.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Social situations and interactions. One of the earliest and most discussed models of motivation is Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory. Work Motivation: The Roles of Individual Needs and Social Conditions. Emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationship quality. Psychological needs. Increased productivity. Tuliao, K., &

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Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2018

Shared power: Genuine reciprocity requires even high-ranking mentors to reject hierarchy and emphasize power-sharing. Acutely aware of privilege conferred by gender and race, men in reciprocal mentorships are deliberate about sharing social capital, including influence, information, knowledge, and support with mentees.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Hierarchy Culture is a top-down formal rule-based atmosphere. There are tangible rewards and social rewards. Simply saying thank you for presenting a decision using data analytics is a form of social reward. This culture stresses the importance of research and continuous improvement. This culture highlights coming in first.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2016

To understand why, it’s helpful to know a bit about Social Dominance Theory, which political and social psychologists use to explain power differences between groups. Social Dominance Theory postulates that some people have more of a tendency toward “social dominance orientation” (SDO) than others.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 18, 2016

A hierarchy of achievement. The agenda makes it emotionally and socially safe to contribute. And a hierarchy of achievement kicks in to amplify and encourage the work of the 10% of people who do 90% of the work. The key elements are: An agenda. Peer support. Consider the Crisis Text Line.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

From a research perspective, our paper draws from and integrates findings from neuropsychology and the social hierarchy literature to make predictions about the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral effects of power. When interacting with subordinates, on the other hand, we adopt a more assertive high-power behavioral style.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

One of the earliest and most discussed models of motivation is Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory. Work Motivation: The Roles of Individual Needs and Social Conditions. Enhanced innovation and creativity. Decreased absenteeism. Decreased employee turnover. Understanding motivation. National Business Research Institute. Tuliao, K., &

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Hierarchy – bosses in Asia find it harder to let go, to empower their staff. Also there are some consistencies starting to emerge e.g. Change Awareness and Hierarchy are clear leaders followed by Responsibility, Cultural Integrity, Consensus and Education. Marketing and Social Media. Social Enterprise. Facilitation.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 2, 2018

As a result people could express themselves, their thoughts and ideas without fear of social retribution. This is not because the organizations in the Generative quadrant have a flatter structure – hierarchy is a fact of organizational life – but because hierarchy does not define their interactions.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2018

Yet because his or her position in the organizational hierarchy is roughly equivalent to yours, the two of you are seen as almost interchangeable. Hierarchy can create stability — it tells us where we are in relation to others, clarifying who should defer to whom.

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Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

It turns out we like to focus our attention on things that will move us up the social hierarchy. Keep us from feeling stupid –because we don’t like feeling stupid, so we’d rather ignore the problem. Status-driven –this one might be surprising.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

Whenever there is some distance in the corporate hierarchy between you and a friend, your work responsibilities can be at odds with your friendship. ” That means that friends may now have to be careful what they say about work in social situations to avoid causing offense.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 2, 2019

Social psychologists have identified a phenomenon known as the “mere-exposure effect” whereby people tend to prefer things merely because they are familiar with them. Feedback may come from people more senior in the hierarchy, but also from colleagues and people below you. which is used as a basis for improvement”.

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Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2018

Job descriptions, agenda items, expertise, and hierarchy dictate how this work is done and how formal decisions are made. Eighty-one percent of women say they feel this type of social exclusion in work situations. Knowing what social rituals define your organization makes relationships easier to maneuver. Rebecca Knight.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2017

Given that we spend between 8 and 9 hours of our day at work (not including commute time), we have significantly less time to fulfill our social needs outside of work. Work responsibilities need to take precedence over socializing. Research shows that, after food and shelter, belonging is a fundamental human need.

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2018

To Lead Across Cultures, Focus on Hierarchy and Decision Making. Our students who join a social media group with their teachers and classmates study two to three times more than those who do not. Be creative: read the English version of your favorite book, for example, or enroll in an English cooking class. You and Your Team Series.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2016

Both power and loneliness are studied extensively in the social sciences, yet few researchers have examined the relationship between the two. You can have very few trusted advisers and feel socially connected; you can have hundreds and feel alone. This distinction warrants further examination.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Change initiatives fail when senior leaders don’t see that their organizations are social systems. Organizations are defined by bundles of local relationships, social expectations, and unwritten rules that exist between thousands of people. Make allies of key influencers. Every previous change effort had failed.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2018

For example, the Dutch social psychologist, Geert Hofstede outlined a number of dimensions that highlight ways that cultures differ. To Lead Across Cultures, Focus on Hierarchy and Decision Making. In addition, there are general aspects of culture that are useful for anyone to study. You and Your Team Series. Working Across Cultures.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

Despite the calls for corporate social responsibility and arguments for creating shared value , companies have not been moving very quickly to increase their activity in this space, with the exception of a few early movers. The problem is that the private sector is not easily organized to create or bolster public goods. Segment the SDGs.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2018

We define male allies as members of an advantaged group committed to building relationships with women, expressing as little sexism in their own behavior as possible, understanding the social privilege conferred by their gender, and demonstrating active efforts to address gender inequities at work and in society. You know this guy.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2017

What are the social rules that govern how you speak up and how you are listened to? In choosing to speak up or not, a less powerful person has to be acutely aware of their own drivers and behavioral triggers, sensitive to their standing in the formal and informal social hierarchy, and also to the specifics of their organizational culture.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 11, 2016

Their hierarchy is an incredibly-flat 3 tier structure, namely: Research Analyst > Associate > Principal. Social Media: Brattle Group Facebook. The Brattle group has a good presence in the social media world. Office Locations. Cambridge, MA. San Francisco. Washington D.C. Career Path. The pain points? Brattle Links:

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Abraham Maslow’s big idea was that we all have a hierarchy of needs: once our basic physiological and safety needs are fulfilled, we seek love and belongingness, then self-esteem and prestige, and finally self-actualization. If your basic needs aren’t met, it’s hard to focus on anything else.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In my book Big Potential , I outline why the greatest predictor of success and happiness is social connection. Research has shown that social connection can be as predictive of how long you will live as obesity, high blood pressure, or smoking. This is important. There is power in connection.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The public has grown increasingly skeptical about the motivations behind corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. Corporate social responsibility efforts have this disconnect, too. Let’s look at what happened in the past to a pioneering company that successfully differentiated its brand as being socially responsible.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 2, 2017

We suspected that the effects might be magnified if the recounting of accomplishments caused people to worry more about hierarchy and social comparisons, quelling creativity and if a discussion of foibles helped people to open up and take more risks, boosting brainstorming efficacy.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Instead of customers being consumers, we could have relationships with them in a variety of roles and social facets. In the area of organizational design, we are seeing an evolution from formal hierarchies to fluid networks. Social is best thought of as a context rather than a channel.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Inspired by John Kotter’s dual-operating structure model, we asked all of these employees to maintain their “day jobs” within the established hierarchy, while also using 5-10% of their time to work on fast-cycle, informal innovation projects across silos. More than 600 were selected. Three key insights.

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Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2018

To Lead Across Cultures, Focus on Hierarchy and Decision Making. In fact, Edelman’s research shows 64% of the global public believe CEOs must speak out about public policy, regulatory and social issues, and see business leaders as more trusted than government leaders and media experts. You and Your Team Series. Erin Meyer.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2016

We’ve found in our research that when you get rid of hierarchy, something has to take its place, and nothing reorients a group more effectively than connecting with its overarching mission. While the company functions as a hierarchy, there is a remarkable amount of flexibility and self-direction in its role-selection process.

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Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2017

Too many leaders try to demand creativity on the spot: They offer cash rewards for new ideas, sequester teams in endless brainstorming sessions, and encourage competitive hierarchies that reward some people for out-innovating others. See More Videos > See More Videos > Provide space for both collaborative and individual expression.

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