Category: Change, Strategy & Organizational Development

The Power of Three: How Supporting Our Basic Human Needs Helps Us Thrive

Key points Introduction Relationships with others play a big role in our lives.  Whether it’s a coach, a friend, or a mentor, the support we get from others affects how motivated we are and how well we perform. For example, when someone encourages us or gives us helpful feedback, we feel more motivated, and more
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Turnover: Decoding It’s Effects on Performance

Key Points: Relationship between turnover rates and organizational performance is significant and negative. Voluntary and reduction-in-force (RIF) turnover have more negative impact than involuntary turnover rates in the context of organizational performance. We have been going through a tough job market with lots of uncertainties: Covid lockdowns, rising and waning inflation, disruption of supply chains,
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The Quality of Quality Management: a workout recipe for firm performance

Key Points: Quality management components of leadership, people management, process management, product design and management, quality data analysis, supplier quality management and customer all relates higher various organizational performance areas.   Achieving high performances in organizations is a continuous challenge that demands an adequate preparation, like a physical training. This preparation can rely on Quality
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Unlocking Innovation: The Key Team Dynamics for Success

Key Points: Goal interdependence (when individuals depend on each other for their goals), job-relevant diversity (difference among team members concerning job- or task-related characteristics), and team size are all team-level input variables that relate to innovation with goal interdependence having the strongest relationship among them. Internal communication, vision, support for innovation, and task orientation are
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