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Morgan Housel on the Ringelmann Effect (very applicable to large organizations):
Members of a group become lazier as the size of their group increases. Based on the assumption that “someone else is probably taking care of that.”
When a person is not doing his job, there can only be two reasons for it. The person either can't do it or won't do it; he is either not capable or not motivated. To determine which, we can employ a simple mental test: if the person's life depended on doing the work, could he do it?
Andy Grove • High Output Management
“If an individual has ego needs that are too high,” notes Peter Friedes, Hewitt’s managing partner, “they can be a very disruptive influence.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
Le schéma de personnalité le plus utile que j’ai trouvé pour m’aider à comprendre ce qui motive les gens est celui décrit par Barondes dans son livre. Il s’appelle « Big Five » ou OCEAN : ouvert d’esprit, consciencieux, extraverti, agréable, névrosé. Les chercheurs qui ont mis ce schéma au point ont choisi des adjectifs qui pourraient être utilisés
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