Description: DETROIT – As the United Auto Workers prepares for what are expected to be highly contentious negotiations with the Detroit automakers later this year, the union’s leadership is undergoing its largest upheaval in decades. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 28, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/28/uaw-presidential-runoff.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Summarize the situation and how it mighty affect negotiations…. Read more »
Posts Categorized: Organizational Behavior
RBC CEO blames remote work for loss of productivity, innovation
Description: The head of Canada’s largest bank has issued what may be the loudest endorsement yet from a Canadian chief executive for a return to the office. Source: FinancialPost.ca Date: Mar 02, 2023 Link: https://financialpost.com/the-logic/rbc-ceo-blames-remote-work-productivity-losses Questions for discussion: What are the arguments presented by Dave McKay in the report? Do you agree with his line… Read more »
Covid’s ‘legacy of weirdness’: Layoffs spread, but some employers can’t hire fast enough
Description: Job cuts are rising at some of the biggest U.S. companies, but others are still scrambling to hire workers, the result of wild swings in consumer priorities since the Covid pandemic began three years ago. Source: CNBC.com – video reports Date: Feb 21, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/20/weird-job-market-layoffs-hiring.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Summarize the employment trends and hiring taking place… Read more »
One of Last Century’s Most Influential Social Science Studies Is Pretty Bad
Description: Research done at the Hawthorne Works in the 1920s and 30s, which yielded the “Hawthorne effect,” is a mess of sloppiness and misogyny Source: McGill.ca/oss Date: Feb 17, 2023 Link: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-history/one-last-centurys-most-influential-social-science-studies-pretty-bad Questions for discussion: Why is the writer critical of the “science” used in these studies? Why do you suppose the theories still carry… Read more »
How to Use ChatGPT’s Analogy Feature to Turbocharge Your Presentations
Description: Analogies simplify complex ideas but are hard to create. Source: INC.com Date: Feb 24, 2023 Link: https://www.inc.com/carmine-gallo/how-to-use-chatgpts-analogy-feature-to-turbocharge-your-presentations.html Questions for discussion: What are the steps taken to improve the “use” of ChatGPT as a research tool? How does each step improve communication and understanding of concepts? How can managers make use of this software when… Read more »
The Future Is AI-ncredible – Why Every Organization Needs To Embrace AI Technology
Description: Here’s my hot take on ChatGPT and other AI-assisted writing and editing tools: I know they work, mostly because no one has been able to notice when I am (or when I am not) using them (like right now?). And, if that isn’t the power of helping to create better work (with what feels… Read more »
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says she’s stepping down
Description: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Thursday that she’s stepping down. Neal Mohan, chief product officer, will take the lead as the senior vice president and new head of YouTube. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 16, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/16/youtube-ceo-susan-wojcicki-says-shes-stepping-down.html Questions for discussion: How would you evaluate Susan Wojcicki’s career in terms of her management of YouTube development? Would you… Read more »
Crisis Leadership: Harness the Experience of Others
Description: In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton Dean Erika James and Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten explain how “vicarious learning” can prepare you and your team to weather any crisis. Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/ Date: Feb 14, 2023 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/crisis-leadership-harness-the-experience-of-others/?utm_campaign=KatW2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kw_campaign_monitor&utm_term=2-15-2023&utm_content=Crisis_Leadership:_Harness_the_Experience_of_Others Questions for discussion: Summarize the process described in this article. What is the relationship between… Read more »
Companies Should Revise Their Core Values Every 2 to 3 Years. Here’s Why (and How)
Description: As your company evolves, so should its core values. Here are four steps to revising them. Source: INC.com Date: Feb 14, 2023 Link: https://www.inc.com/heidi-zak/companies-should-revise-their-core-values-every-2-3-years-heres-why-how.html Questions for discussion: Why is it important for a company to revise its core values every few years? Summarize the process as described in this article. How do you think… Read more »
Suncor’s truce with activist investor faces test as CEO search drags on
Description: 7 months into search for new CEO signs some shareholders are losing patience Source: FinancialPost.ca Date: Feb 14, 2023 Link: https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/suncor-activist-investor-truce-faces-test Questions for discussion: How is the search for a new CEO going, according to the report? How is the activist investor affecting the process? What does the activist investor expect to change, as… Read more »
