Demystifying the EI Quick Fix

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Laurie Carrick

Are leaders born or made? In 2006, Warren Bennis said, "The most dangerous myth is that leaders are born - that there is a genetic factor to leadership, that people have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense. Leaders are made rather than born." Daniel Go... More »

Dont Overlook Frontline Supervisors

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Howard Risher

For the past decade or so, new technology and systems have been prominent in performance improvement initiatives. Scorecards and performance measurement have been promoted as an answer for performance problems. Over this period,... More »

Enhancing the Knowledge Management Capabilities of Federal Agencies

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Jack Malgeri

Institutional knowledge is the shared and applied knowledge of procedures, rules, traditions, values, history, and performances that exist among members of an organization. Knowledge management is broadly defined as any process ... More »

Brain Break: Understanding the Influence of Brain Functions on Organizational Effectiveness

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Ken Buch

Today's methods of conducting business impede employee productivity. Many organizations operate with incredibly high expectations for creating quality deliverables in an unreasonably short period of time. Employees are expected, or even required, to work long hours with... More »

Whole Brain Thinking: Ignore It at Your Peril

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Ann Herrmann-Nehdi

Thirty years ago, a high-potential manager in a training class at General Electric's corporate university listened as my father, Ned Herrmann, then head of GE's management education, discussed research he was developing on how the brain affects day-to-day operations. St... More »