People Management

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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Tonight’s Presidential Debate Will Be Decided by Body Language

Amy J.C. Cuddy

How can you combine both power and warmth in your gestures to more effectively obtain the adhesion of your audience?

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Your Body Language Speaks for You in Meetings

Charalambos Vlachoutsicos

Some practical tips to become aware of your body language during important meetings.

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Enquête sur le bonheur personnel et professionnel en 2012

A pan-European study on the benefits of wellbeing at work for the company, as well as on the factors that influence it.

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To Give Your Employees Meaning, Start With Mission

Teresa Amabile, Steve Kramer

On the importance of giving meaning in the business world.

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Boost Power Through Body Language

Amy J.C. Cuddy

A self-development video to understand how our gestures affect the hormone levels—which, in turn, raise our self-confidence and reduce our stress.

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Managing and Motivating Employees in Their Twenties

Michael Fertik

Having a good sense of pedagogy is an important asset to help Millennials be successful in their first professional experiences.

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Steve Jobs and Management by Meaning

Roberto Verganti

This article decodes the approach implemented by Steve Jobs for injecting meaning into Apple’s mission.

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Causal Impact of Employee Work Perceptions on the Bottom Line of Organizations

James K. Harter, Frank L. Schmidt, James W. Asplund, Emily A. Killham, Sangeeta Agrawal

What is the causal link between job satisfaction and company performance?

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