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Leadership

Colloquium at University of Akron

November 14, 2009

The Psychology Archives at the University of Akron will continue its fall colloquium series by welcoming psychologist Dr. Florence L. Denmark, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m., in Student Union 312. Denmark’s lecture, “The History of Women In Psychology and the Development of the Psychology of Women,” is free and open to [...]

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Senior Leadership in the Federal Government

September 23, 2009

The Partnership for Public Service has done a lot of really good work on HR issues in government. In the most recent (September) issue of IPMA HR News Magazine, Bob Lavigna has an excellent article on senior leadership in the federal government. The main points of the article can apply to many organizations:

Many leaders have [...]

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Marshall Goldsmith’s Succession: Are You Ready (2009) Harvard Business Press

September 1, 2009

Marshall Goldsmith’s Succession: Are You  Ready (2009) Harvard Business Press
This book is in the Memo to the CEO series. I previously reviewed the book by Steve Kerr on rewards and was highly impressed by Kerr’s title in the series.
The Memo to the CEO series involves very small, short books. As such, they could easily be read [...]

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Determinism in the Workplace IV: Why Behavior?

August 22, 2009

Before going much further in this discussion, I need to explain my emphasis on “behavior.” OK Tim, you say, “what about attitude?” Frankly, as a manager in the workplace, I didn’t give a tinker’s damn about attitude (except possibly as it might be expressed in behavior). I can’t see it, I can’t measure it, and [...]

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Determinism in the Workplace III: Rewards.

August 1, 2009

Imagine the following workplace scenarios:
1) In a manufacturing assembly line productivity (number of parts assembled per worker) seems to have suffered a serious decline.
Analysis: Bonuses were previously based on individual worker piecework (measured daily) and were changed to reflect total line output along with other company objectives that workers feel are in the hands of [...]

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Determinism in the Workplace II: Punishment.

July 28, 2009

Determinism and the moral imperative to help our fellow humans (not to mention fulfilling a commitment to the success of an organization we are part of) suggests that, when possible or evident, we use our influence to “engineer” circumstances such that we contribute to the success of people within that organization. Now, we can’t change [...]

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Determinism in the Workplace Part I: Determinism or Free Will. You Can’t Have It Both Ways or Can You?

July 20, 2009

Determinism states that we live in a world governed by natural laws. No need for blame, punishment, or vengeance. Determinism can be a far more humane belief system than those embracing free will.

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