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Archive for 'Leadership'

Good leadership means healthier workers

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on August 22, 2008 
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A review of studies by Finnish researchers suggests good leadership has positive effects for employee health and well-being.

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on August 8, 2008 
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We all vary in how much we believe people’s attributes, such as their intelligence, are fixed or subject to change. Now a new paper has looked at the implications such beliefs have for the way managers view and treat their staff.

The downside of charisma

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on August 1, 2008 
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Happiness may be contagious in the workplace, but enthusiasm is annoying, especially if it involves bosses who wave their hands and talk too loudly. So says a University of Florida study that concludes that while charismatic managers can be effective, their over exuberance can turn off and demoralise employees.

Less power impairs the mind

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on May 28, 2008 
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If it seems your neurons aren’t firing as they should, you may be working in a position of low power. According to new research published in the May issue of Psychological Science, being placed in a position of low-power may impair your basic cognitive functioning.

How to ask for a pay rise

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on February 18, 2008 
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Don’t bother asking your boss for a raise while he’s feeling the power of his position – new research suggests he’s not listening to you. The best way to get your boss to consider your request favourably is to put him in a situation where he is isolated from his power, the research suggests.

Female bosses expected to be caring

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on November 30, 2007 
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Female managers who are seen as unkind, insensitive and unaware of others’ feelings are judged as worse bosses because of it – yet men who exhibit the same qualities aren’t.

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