People Management

L’entreprise libérée, entre communication et imposture

François Geuze

[The liberated company, between communication and deception] An article that illustrates the criticisms made of the liberated company model and questions its limits. 

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How to Tell Someone They’re Being Laid Off

Rebecca Knight

Some advice on how to best manage redundancies, i.e. this delicate moment, feared by many managers.

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Blue Ocean Leadership

W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne

How can you re-empower people at every level of the hierarchy to reinforce employee engagement and performance?

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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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Coaching the Toxic Leader

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

Advice to help leaders to evolve—as far as possible—when some of their personality traits create issues.

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Self-Promotion for Professionals from Countries Where Bragging Is Bad

Dorie Clark, Andy Molinsky

Numerous cultures promote humbleness and the collective—which does not prevent people from needing to actively manage their professional reputation to succeed. How can you deal with this paradox?

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Make Your Next Innovation Jam Work

Alessandro Di Fiore

A few tips to conduct successful innovation jam sessions.

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When Work Gets Personal: Managing Emotional Employees

Some advice to better manage intensely emotional situations that occur in the life of each team.

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How leaders kill meaning at work

Teresa Amabile, Steven Kramer

The four major mistakes managers must refrain from making to avoid unwillingly damaging their teams’ motivation.

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To Have the Most Impact, Ask the Right Questions

Chris Musselwhite, Tammie Plouffe

Leaders can develop their influence and impact by asking the right questions.

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