I just ordered a couple of new books and expect that they will arrive in time for the holidays. I will be reading Made to Stick: Why some Ideas Survive and Others Die andPower: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t. Made to Stick is by the Heath brothers – Chip and Dan. Chip is a business professor at […]
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Today I am revising a paper on the measurement of counterproductive performance. This project is slightly outside the area where the bulk of my research lies – but it is an interesting area nonetheless. Maria Rotundo at the University of Toronto led research on the measurement of performance. She found that manager’s typically consider three dimensions […]
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My two children were so excited when they woke up to snow yesterday morning. It was magical to see wonder on their face. I was so pleased for them until I remembered how much more difficult it is to get children out of the house when boots, snowsuits, and mittens are involved. I also quickly […]
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Part of my job as a professor is to review articles for academic journals. This process is intended to ensure that all material published in scholarly publications has been vetted by a ‘jury’ of peers. Today, as part of this service, I read an article about learning and relationships among team members. It was pretty […]
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