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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

Holiday, 2016) By these stoic virtues exercised by great historical figures throughout history, managers go beyond management to more adequately deliver results and reduce counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs). Click the link below to try it out. Click to Complete Your Scorecard We would love your feedback. References Holiday, R.

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Music for Motivation and Resilience

Harmonious Workplaces

Then, in 2018, I found the Body of a Warrior program, which revolutionized how I thought about eating, exercising, and maintaining my health. Side Note: In a subsequent article, I may write about my observations, training, and experience as a drum circle facilitator many years ago. I listen to driving, motivating music.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business

His biceps were visible under his t-shirt and his short hair was still wet from exercise. “We had to train harder, measure our goals better, and become a better team,” Bunge said. ” In other words, Bunge views success as the result of exercise and work going hand-in-hand. Everybody had to do the sports hour.

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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business

According to the Global Business Travel Association and American Express , Americans took more than 500 million domestic business trips in 2016. It’s often harder to maintain an exercise regimen when you are on the road, too.

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How Companies Can Take a Stand Against Bribery

Harvard Business

In 2016, the International Monetary Fund estimated that corruption amounted to roughly 2% of global economic output — between $1.5 This is supported by a 2016 report from The Ethisphere Institute and Kroll, which found “a significant correlation between the perception of risk and board-level engagement.

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Decades Ago, Pilots Learned to “Fly by Instruments.” Doctors Need to Do the Same

Harvard Business

In a landmark 2016 study Johns Hopkins researchers estimated that more than 250,000 Americans die each year from treatment-related mistakes, making medical error the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Simulation platforms allow better training to standards and can be adjusted to the learner’s pace of learning.

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The Biggest Cybersecurity Threats Are Inside Your Company

Harvard Business

In the 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index , IBM found that 60% of all attacks were carried out by insiders. Train your people, test them, and then try to trick them with fake exercises. The role that insiders play in the vulnerability of all sizes of corporations is massive and growing.

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