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How Leadership Self-Awareness Improves Financial Performance

Organizational Talent Consulting

A study involving 486 companies found it moderated business success, and poor-performing businesses had 20% more leaders with blind spots. A study of 486 companies over 30 months found that organizations with a higher percentage of self-aware leaders outperformed organizations with a lower rate. One key is self-awareness. Baldoni, J.

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An Experiment in India Shows How Much Companies Have to Gain by Investing in Their Employees

Harvard Business

But our research suggests that a better way to manage low-wage workers in developing economies is to invest in them, which is good for both worker welfare and the company’s bottom line. In July 2013 we implemented a randomized controlled trial in five factory units in Bangalore operated by Shahi Exports Pvt.

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