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What's Servant Leadership?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Studies reveal that a servant leadership style improves employee productivity and creativity. Employees are more likely to provide constructive criticism and engage in productive conflict without fear of exclusion or retaliation. Productivity, wages, and intrinsic motivations. 2007) Servant-leadership: A worldview perspective.

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Is Shared Identity a Missing Link to Psychological Safety and Maximizing Potential?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Academic research suggests that the benefits of shared identity include: Productive conflict. In conversations, we tend to find communication more comfortable and productive with those we consider “us” versus “them.” Inclusion and belonging. Improved performance. Enhanced knowledge management. Nations and Nationalism, 18(1), 78-97.

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Research: When the Economy Is Good, Employers Demand Fewer Credentials

Harvard Business

Using a new database from Burning Glass Technologies containing 83 million online job postings between 2007 and 2014, across all U.S. For example, only 15% of physician assistant jobs required a Bachelor’s degree or higher in 2007. industries, we indeed found strong evidence of this upskilling. Adobe Dreamweaver) as well.

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How to Stop Micro-Managing Your Team

Organizational Talent Consulting

Research suggests that mismatched management reduces morale, trust, and productivity and increases employee turnover. A lack of attention or emotional connection and you are perceived as being aloof. Too much attention in the day-to-day, and the team feels a loss of autonomy and control. Do for others as they would want to have done for them.

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How to Use Reflection to Bring Out Your Best in the New Year

Organizational Talent Consulting

Reflection facilitates learning, provides perspective on self-limiting beliefs when used purposefully, and improves productivity. Evidence suggests spending 15 minutes a day improves productivity by as much as 23% more than those without reflection time. Why Reflection Makes A Big Difference. Dominican University of California.

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FlexJobs CEO Sara Sutton on Flexibility and the Future of Work

Brimstone Consulting

Sara Sutton launched FlexJobs in 2007 after being frustrated with the lack of professional opportunities that offered flexibility. The same survey found that 59% of hiring managers agree that organizations not currently adopting a flexible workforce risk falling behind.

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Does It Pay to Hire Consultants? Evidence from the Bordeaux Wine Industry

Harvard Business

Many outstanding wineries did not use consultants, preferring to use only in-house talent. From 1963 to 2007, wines were made by Jean-Claude Berrouet, an in-house winemaker. When he retired, in 2007, his son Olivier took over as the in-house winemaker. We just want to make great products.” Very simple, very obvious.