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Leadership in most organizations is top-down. The CEO tells the VP, who tells the director, who tells the manager, who instructs his employee to do work. Culturally most…
When I hear people in the technology industry talk about the benefits of open source software, one of things they mention often is their belief that open source software “gets…
Most economic theories (and many managers) assume that the best way to get what you want from workers is give them the right financial incentives. But most real people have…
Trust is an essential human attribute and virtue. When we are born, we are completely helpless and at the mercy of others. We instinctively trust that someone will look after…
How many times have you heard of an ex-employee saying “It just wasn’t fun anymore?” That’s a refrain all leaders ignore at their peril. There is a rich body of research and…
Manonamission.blogspot.com is a great collection of corporate mission statements. I recently used its search function to find examples of companies that prominently and…
