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Jeffrey Pfeffer: COVID-19 Changes Everything — and Nothing — about Managing Workers

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How Narcissistic Leaders Destroy from Within

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Contagion, Xenophobia, and Leadership

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April 7, 2020
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What Makes Some Health Care Teams More Effective Than Others?

High-performing health care teams focus on functional and cultural change simultaneously, while low-performing teams focus on just one type of change.
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