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May 24, 2012

Richard Bird and 4 other people answered this question

What does "organizational behavior" mean to you?

What does "organizational behavior" mean to me?
Organizational behavior is the collection of individual behavior in an organization. This "collective" behavior is influenced by several factors including leadership, values, structure, and several environmental factors such as geographic location, local customs, etc.
How do you shape ... more

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Organization Development

Organizational Behavior

May 24, 2012

Gail Wallace answered this question

What role does the grapevine play in organizations?

Unfortunately, the grapevine is a very poor choice to use as a means of informal communication. Remember the old game where someone started with a statement or opinion and each participant passed it on to the next? At the end, the message usually bore little ... more

General Management

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Feb. 29, 2012

Bill Blake and 2 other people answered this question

What does 'Authenticity' in the workplace mean to you?

To me, Authenticity has two components:
1. Congruence – I say what I mean and mean what I say
2. Reliability – I do what I say I will do. more

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Employee Engagement

Feb. 22, 2012

Vaibhav Domkundwar and 1 other person answered this question

Are there Workplace or Talent Management applications for Pinterest?

Think of Pinterest as a rich media content curation platform. So as long as you think your business may have relevant content - images, infographics, videos and other media that you can curate for the benefit of your prospects then Pinterest is for you. You ... more

Human Resources

Dec. 15, 2011

Laura Ramos and 15 other people answered this question

How can you create a culture where your employees feel comfortable creating content?

Great discussion here, especially contributions from Ardath Albee, Carla Bosteder, Joe Chernov, Carl Natale and Alex Shootman (for those of you coming to this topic late, like me.)
While training, modeling, and constructive feedback are all important/necessary, I think Ardath's advice on giving people different ... more

Company Culture

Content Marketing

Dec. 14, 2011

David Azzopardi asked a question

Why do policymakers need to keep in mind issues that relate to social culture when devising policy?

Government Regulation

Dec. 12, 2011

Michael Janas and 1 other person answered this question

What should you do if an employee gets 'out of hand' at an office holiday party?

Hi Charlie, the question of employee behavior at company-sponsored events and/or where an employee represents the Company at an event is an ongoing issue. What triggers Progressive Discipline? Is "bad" behavior terminable? Are they actually on "company time"? Does the company really want to have ... more

Human Resources

Employee Relations

Nov. 18, 2011

Barry Schaeffer and 8 other people answered this question

What is 'work'? How do you define it today?

While there are, as has been said, many definitions for "work", I think the one that fits a business setting best is:
"work is tangible progress toward, or completion of, tasks that the enterprise (generic meaning) must accomplish in order to fulfill its mission."
This obviously means ... more

General Management

Human Resources

Nov. 16, 2011

Art van Bodegraven and 7 other people answered this question

Does technology in the workplace allow us to be more human or does it make us less human?

To summarize, if we leverage the power of technology, it can enhance the quality - and quantity - of out human interactions and behaviors.
If we seek refuge in technology, we can use it to minimize the requirement to be human, which offers comfort to those ... more

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