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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

Regrets to Leadership Risks? Despite putting my own psychological safety at risk over Teams and physical safety at risk later meeting in person with an executive who refers to himself as “the devil” and a “scary dude” and who wields a pistol in the office, I feel I did the ethical thing: It prevented harm to others. Not necessarily.

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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

They wanted someone with strong leadership skills and a history of motivating others — CHECK! This bias, predicated on age, undermines the principles of equity and diversity with potential ethical issues. Most older workers feel employers should do more to counteract ageism (AARP, 2021). References AARP. link] Becker, T. &

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

Harmonious Workplaces

When organizations offer such perks in the face of adverse situations, employees can begin to distrust leadership. The personal feelings workers have for their managers and for the executive leadership of their workplace can impact organizational commitment and performance. Transparency and professionalism must always take precedence.

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Nurturing Psychological Safety in the Workplace Through an Age-Diverse Lens

Harmonious Workplaces

2021), referencing Tajfel & Turner’s (2004) diversity research, note that multigenerational groups may have a lower inclination to engage in open knowledge sharing due to the salience of age as a factor, which triggers automatic social categorization processes. Maxwell Leadership. Gerpott et al. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler.

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Embracing Selfless Love in the Workplace

Organizational Talent Consulting

The following short video from leadership guru Ken Blanchard provides some thoughts on the power of servant leadership in today's workplace. Muel Kaptein introduced and validated the Corporate Ethical Virtues Mode l, which measures virtues at the organizational level. link] What is selfless love?

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How to Build Organizational Commitment

Organizational Talent Consulting

Accelerator 1: Leadership style How you lead matters. Compelling evidence indicates that leadership style moderates company results and organizational commitment. Laissez-faire leadership has a negative correlation with organizational commitment. Humility is one characteristic of a servant leader. Walumbwa, F., Hartnell, C., &

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Becoming a Data-Driven Organization: What You Need to Know

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However, according to the survey by NewVantage Partners [1] conducted in 2021, only 24% of companies have managed to develop into data-driven ones. Data privacy, ethics, and security will be treated as areas of required competency. Finally, we should mention the role of leadership in this process. References . Rowshankish.

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