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How to ask for a pay rise

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: February 18, 2008

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.

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Female bosses expected to be caring

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: November 30, 2007

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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Solving absenteeism with evidence

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: November 28, 2007

Rob Briner, Professor and Head of the School of Management and Organisational Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London, gives a great example of how to apply evidence-based management principles to an absenteeism problem in a recent interview in People Management.

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Cultural differences in leadership style

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: November 7, 2007

Leaders need to recognise the importance of cultural values and practices, and adapt to different cultural expectations in order to be perceived as acceptable and effective. Furthermore, leaders must be aware of the different requirements associated with different levels of leadership and need to tailor their style to suit the different roles.

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The hidden cost of bullying

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: October 17, 2007

Evidence that workplace bullying increases costs for organisations keeps mounting. Researchers at Florida State University surveyed more than 180 employees from a wide variety of professions, asking whether they had endured a history of abuse from their bosses, then asking a series of workplace performance questions. Employees working under an abusive supervisor tended to rebel quietly and indirectly by slacking off on the job and handing in sloppy work.

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