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Posts Tagged ‘Pepperdine’


What’s on Your NOT-To-Do List?

Matthew May, supporting faculty at the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, and author of the recently released book, In Pursuit of Elegance:Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing, discusses the four principles of elegance: symmetry, seduction, subtraction, and sustainability. Instead of having a to-do list, May says, find elegance in your [...]

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GBR – How to Communicate Change to Employees

What do you do when it feels like no matter what, employees just arent listening? How can you keep employees motivated through periods of change and instability? How do you tailor messages to different employee groups? On September 17, 2009, Terry McKenzie, Senior Director of Global Employee Communications and Communities at Sun Microsystems, visited with [...]

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GBR Blog – Values Centered Leaders More Successful in the Long Term

GRAZIADIO BUSINESS REPORT – BLOG Kevin S. Groves, PhD, Assistant Professor of Organizational Theory and Management at the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, discusses succession planning, workplace mentoring, emotional intelligence, and values-centered leadership. For more information on the Graziadio Business Report Visit – http://gbr.pepperdine.edu Duration : 0:15:10 Recommended ReadingManagement Succession Planning [...]

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