Management Styles

How Starbucks’s Culture Brings Its Strategy to Life

Paul Leinwand, Varya Davidson

How Starbucks manages to make its culture an integral part of the life of the company.

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Demystifying the hackathon

Ferry Grijpink, Alan Lau, Javier Vara

Hackathon-type challenges are not reserved for digital businesses; don’t hesitate to organize a hackathon to combine expertise and accelerate the innovation cycle.

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La Grande InvaZion

A study of generation Z to gather their expectations vis-à-vis the world of work—which serves to debunk some common preconceptions!

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How to Handle Difficult Conversations at Work

Rebecca Knight

A few pieces of advice to best prepare for a delicate discussion.

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Create a Culture Where Difficult Conversations Aren’t So Hard

Jim Whitehurst

What behaviors should we promote in an organization to facilitate frank feedback among staff, even on sensitive topics?

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Relearning the Art of Asking Questions

Tom Pohlmann, Neethi Mary Thomas

Children are known to bombard their entourage with questions. Why do we lose this attitude when becoming adult?

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How to Create Meaning at Work When the Outcome Isn't Always Meaningful

Sally Helgesen

How to boost people's motivation whatever the nature of their contribution.

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Making Dumb Groups Smarter

Cass R. Sunstein, Reid Hastie

How can you avoid collectives biaises that may harm the team dynamic?

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Balancing “We” and “Me”: The Best Collaborative Spaces Also Support Solitude

Christine Congdon, Donna Flynn, Melanie Redman

Fitting the workspace to encourage both teamwork and concentrated effort.

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Why leadership-development programs fail

Pierre Gurdjian, Thomas Halbeisen, Kevin Lane

The four common mistakes that hamper the effectiveness of leadership-development program.

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