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Organizational Behavior
There's a fine line between ambition and ruthlessness.
AI projects reveal both heroes and villains in your workforce — success depends on maximizing the number of heroes.
Why Netflix adopted the “No Brilliant Asshole” rule — and how to make sure bullies don’t destroy teams.
New research from Big Think+ on what scares your future leaders.
It's a proclivity that sometimes leads to internal conflicts and high turnover.
Nobody likes the uneasy feeling of being watched — so can there be any workplace benefit to the all-seeing eye?
We’ve made god-like figures out of hard-charging CEOs — but it’s a bad idea to get high on your own supply.
Tough and cutthroat leaders are celebrated in a results-driven culture — but there is another path to C-suite success.
How would you feel about working like a Lutheran or a Cistercian?
When all your teammates fall for "the emperor's new clothes," the results can be disastrous — here's how to bust the groupthink.
We were not born to stagnate — the point of life (and work) is to go somewhere.
Emotional intelligence (EI) is much more than a trending C-suite buzz phrase — it’s the anchor attribute of every great leader.
To solve “addition bias” don’t punish people who subtract — call in the “friction fixers” instead.
Wherever businesses are a powerful force for society, successful leaders embrace the “mission mindset” of shared purpose.
Organizational scientist Steven Rogelberg discusses the common meeting mistakes leaders make and how they can change course.
Team storming — as defined by psychologist Bruce Tuckman — can be fractious. Done right, the benefits are immense.
In a guest essay for Big Think Business, Pedro Franceschi — co-founder and co-CEO of Brex — explains why deftly navigating between vision and details is crucial for successful leaders.
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Fraud is a $5 trillion “industry.” But not all its perpetrators look alike. Kelly Richmond Pope, a professor of accounting, breaks down who commits fraud — and why.
For a plan to go as smooth as clockwork, be prepared to pounce on opportunity.
Times of crisis tend to produce “hard” leaders, but — driven by Generations Y and Z — a softer leadership style has taken root globally.
Step 1: Don't solve the wrong problem.
How we organize all our digital stuff — from work research to side hustles to family photos — is key to our productivity.
The talent of management should be unleashed toward the management of talent. Many companies are doing the opposite.
In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.
We commonly stereotype psychopaths as criminals, but there are probably more in upper management.
What the hell is “re-engineering business value creation systems” anyway?
Anyone can have a bad day at work, but not everyone scores this high on narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.
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Why we keep giving power to the wrong people, according to political scientist and associate professor Brian Klaas.
Whether in Russia or China, the secret police are defined by their unquestioning loyalty — as well as by their poor career prospects.
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Make it simple. Make it clear. Make it stick. Alan Alda on how to get everyone to understand your thoughts.
John Templeton Foundation