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Don’t Try to Be the “Fun Boss” — and Other Lessons in Ethical Leadership

Harvard Business

Our research suggests that key personality characteristics predict unethical leadership behavior. We collected personality data and supervisor ratings of ethical behavior (e.g., Creating an Ethical Workplace. Be vigilant; vulnerability increases over time. But power does not corrupt everyone.

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Great Leaders Embrace Office Politics

Harvard Business

Jill was one more victim of what I call the “Kumbaya” school of leadership, which says that being open, trusting, authentic, and positive — and working really hard — is the key to getting ahead. Jill should have spent much more time managing up. What should Jill have done differently?

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Hiring an NSF Research Project Manager to Start Immediately

NeoAcademic

Diversity The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission.

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People Don’t Want to Be Compared with Others in Performance Reviews. They Want to Be Compared with Themselves

Harvard Business

CEB research says that when we take into account how much money organizations are investing in their performance appraisal technology and how much time managers are spending to evaluate their employees, on average U.S. organizations spend $3,000 per year, per employee.

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Transforming from a Good to Great Coach

Rick Conlow

It also highlighted that coaching is highly effective in developing leadership skills. American Management Association (AMA) Survey (2019): According to this survey, 62% of organizations offer coaching or mentoring to help employees reach their full potential, and 64% of organizations believe that coaching positively impacts performance.

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Research: When Managers Are Overworked, They Treat Employees Less Fairly

Harvard Business

Our studies suggest that organizations can also nudge bosses to balance technical tasks and fair treatment by rewarding and celebrating managers who act fairly. Doing so clearly signals that fair treatment is a core leadership task.