Leadership : Page 39

When to turn down a promotion

April 18, 2016 It may sound silly, but the question is serious: Should you accept a promotion or not? It brings some benefits, a bigger salary and it is step up. But, not every promotion is for you.

Don't expect your new employee to work against the old firm

April 14, 2016 Moving to a rival firm leads to a conflict of identities and causes movers to focus their competitive impulses on their former employer.

Companies tolerate unethical behavior when production is good

April 7, 2016 A new Baylor University study investigates why employees' unethical behaviors may be tolerated versus rejected.

Mentally strong managers and a success in the long run

April 4, 2016 To lead a company toward success, its manager must have - among other hard and soft skills - mental strength. Fortunately, this is not something abstract from the domain of "sit on the couch and talk to me," a few simple advice will do.

CEO personality traits play role in incentive pay, compensation

March 31, 2016 Companies appear to structure compensation contracts and incentive pay based on a manager’s personality traits, and not just firm characteristics.

Workers are most helpful to teammates who are not too close and not too far

March 24, 2016 Researchers found that workers are most likely to help colleagues who are moderately distant from themselves in status - both above and below them.

Good and bad sides of working with your spouse

March 21, 2016 Working with your spouse can be a wonderful experience or a nightmare and it depends on your approach the situation. Fortunately, with few simple rules to follow you may enjoy your work to the max.

Individual rewards can boost performance of all team members

March 17, 2016 Conventional wisdom has held that boosting team performance in the workplace should focus on rewarding entire teams that perform well and that rewarding individuals increases competition rather than helping team performance.

When your team gives 140 percent

March 14, 2016 A new study finds that the bigger the teams, the more individual members of a team \"over-claim\" their contributions.

Shareholders rate women board members more highly than men

March 10, 2016 Companies with women on their executive and supervisory boards are valued more highly by the stock markets. Investors rate the performance of the few women who climbed to the top of the career ladder in companies without a gender quota as being better than that of their male peers.

Accepting a job below one’s skill level can affect future employment

March 7, 2016 It may be tempting to accept a job below one’s skill level but it can be severely penalizing when applying for future employment.

Socially responsible behavior boosts profit - if marketing is strong

March 3, 2016 The decision to give to charity or develop a more sustainable product should not depend solely on a corporation's bottom line, but it is certainly a factor.