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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

Parallels between shared music-making and OD In the dynamic world of organizational development (OD), business leaders oftentimes find themselves on a continuous quest to find innovative and effective strategies for fostering teamwork, navigating change, and enhancing employee well-being.

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

Strong manager-employee relationships through great leadership leads to positive outcomes After hearing so many people talking about the Apple TV show Ted Lasso and using it in the context of business leadership, I had to see what caused all the buzz. Workers with great managers tend to perform well and experience higher positive affect.

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Change Readiness?—?Essential but Oft-Omitted

Harmonious Workplaces

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Organizational Change in Human Service Organizations: A Review and Content Analysis. link] Kotter, J. Leading change. & Pulakos, E.D.

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You Can’t Pizza Party Your Way to a Great Corporate Culture

Harmonious Workplaces

Carefully and appropriately choose your organizational development interventions. The personal feelings workers have for their managers and for the executive leadership of their workplace can impact organizational commitment and performance. The development of goal setting theory: A half century retrospective.

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Management Consulted West Coast Tour – Fall 2014

Management Consulted

There was a diverse crowd of students at Stanford: from freshmen to seniors and even some grad students, they were curious about the world of consulting and the various firms in the management consulting world. Masters of Organizational Development) were anything but peppery. First stop – University of Southern California.

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Don’t Call It the “End of the Siesta”: What Spain’s New Work Hours Really Mean

Harvard Business

This line of thinking represents a significant shift, from viewing work-life issues as private concerns to recognizing that managers play a critical role. A mounting body of research shows just how much influence managers have. This study will be published soon in Leadership & Organizational Development Journal.