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

Harvard Business

We collected personality data and supervisor ratings of ethical behavior (e.g., We combined data across these 30 independent studies to examine the relationship between personality and ethical leadership across a range of different settings and situations. Creating an Ethical Workplace. But power does not corrupt everyone.

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Stop Setting Goals You Don’t Actually Care About

Harvard Business

Creating an Ethical Workplace. I’ve always been a huge fan of time blocking as a way to reserve time for important items. But in the past, time for professional development goals was usually slotted in around other work responsibilities, like coaching calls with my time management clients.

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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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Great Leaders Embrace Office Politics

Harvard Business

Jill should have spent much more time managing up. She should have better managed decision makers, her boss, her image, and her own career. So why wasn’t Jill spending more time managing up, especially if it was in her own self-interest? What should Jill have done differently?

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Transforming from a Good to Great Coach

Rick Conlow

It requires guidance, support, and accountability, fostering growth, development, and time-management. Managers only learn to become master coaches through on-going training, hard work, diligence, and persistence. Ethical Conduct: Adhere to a code of ethics, honesty, humility, and professional standards in coaching.

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

Harvard Business

Fair managers can reap big dividends. Gary Burchell/Getty Images. Extensive research finds that employees who feel fairly treated are better performers, helpful to colleagues, more committed to their workgroups and the organization, and less likely to steal or be rude to others.