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By Eric Jaffe Shared by Keeley Sorokti, MSLOC alumna "By now we're all familiar with the stereotypes of different generations in the workplace. Boomers are workaholics who respect authority and have a lifelong loyalty to their company. Generation X employees prize a work-life balance. Millennials float from job to job and flaunt managerial authority and are too busy texting to care what you think of that. Given the popular consensus about office generational gaps--and the abundance of advice columns on bridging them--you'd think evidence for these traits would be strong. That's not at all the case, says management scholar John Bret Becton of University of Southern Mississippi. "We're always looking for a reason why people are different," Becton tells Co.Design. "But at least half of the research shows there's really not a lot of difference.""

Author: Frank Kalman April 22, 2014 Shared by: Andee Weinfurter, MSLOC Student Even the worst of business problems come with hidden positivity, says author Kathy Cramer. The trick is developing a leadership mindset where being positive is your biggest asset.

Author: Daniel Goleman March 12, 2014 Shared by: Justin Jacques, MSLOC Alum

Authored by Maria Popova February 13, 2014 Shared by Claudia Richman, MSLOC Student In recent years, one of the most persistent pop-psychology claims has been the myth of the "10,000-hour rule" - the idea that this is the amount of time one must invest in practice in order to reach meaningful success in any field. But in Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence (public library), celebrated psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman, best-known for his influential 1995 book Emotional Intelligence, debunks the 10,000-hour mythology to reveal the more complex truth beneath the popular rule of thumb:

Authored by Roger Martin February 11, 2014 Shared by Teresa Torres, MSLOC Student As I've written before, one of the biggest challenges facing designers is that they struggle to get their clients to adopt their design ideas. They hit a 'prove-it' wall: their clients ask for evidence that the design will succeed. The more radical and bold the design, the bigger a problem this is for the frustrated designer.

Author: Heidi Grant Halvorson February 14, 2014 Shared by, Diane Knopke, MSLOC Student The good news (and its very good news) is that you can get better about not putting things off, if you use the right strategy. Figuring out which strategy to use depends on why you are procrastinating in the first place:

Author: Karl Moore Written March 28, 2011 (shared February 16, 2014) Shared by Sean Radford There are two people, and only two, whose ideas must be taught to every MBA in the world: Michael Porter and Henry Mintzberg. This was true more than 25 years ago, when I did my MBA at USC. These are two academics who have had real impact for a long time. Part of their success, beyond having big relevant ideas, is due to their clear and concise writing skills (There is certainly a lesson in there for many of us business school academics).

Author: NA Date: February 14, 2014 Shared by Sean Radford, MSLOC Student So far, we have seen that stress is a negative experience. We have seen the short-term negative effects that stress hormones can have on your performance, and have seen how stress can contribute to burnout.

Author: Jena McGregor Feb 19, 2014 Shared by: Andee Weinfurter (MSLOC Student)

Author: Chris Boyce February 11, 2014 Shared by Michelle Bavester, MSLOC Student If wellness programs aren't on your "must have" list, you may want to reconsider. The evidence is mounting. Companies committed to workforce wellness - particularly those committed to total quality of life at work and at home - are likely to be your best bet.

Author: Kathryn Heath February 25, 2014 Shared by: Andee Weinfurter, MSLOC Student Description: Who says women don't like office politics? Just about everyone: My clients. My colleagues. My mother. The sommelier at the French restaurant I ate lunch at last weekend. They've all complained about office politics. Some women claim they are not good at it, while others simply avoid certain hot-button business situations because they think playing politics is "sleazy."

Author: Theo Priestley January 8, 2014 Shared by: Andee Weinfurter, 2014

Author: David Reese January 17, 2014 Shared by: Andee Weinfurter, MSLOC Student

The poetics of presenting, or why beautiful metaphors are better than beautiful slides. 08/28/2013 by Maria Popova Shared by Georgianne Hewett, MSLOC Student, on Twitter - @georgianneh Discusses Nancy Duarte, author of Resonate, an assigned book in the MSLOC Foundations class.

Author: Nicole Carter Date: March 11, 2014 Shared by: Andee Weinfurter Description: It's the fourth day of SXSW Interactive, and though the throngs of geeks and enthusiasts are getting tired, it didn't stop a handful of them from lining up to see Patricia Korth-McDonnell, partner and managing director of design firm Huge, talk about chaos and creativity.

What really sets the best managers above the rest? It's their power to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives-consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine inner work life, often unwittingly. As Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer explain in The Progress Principle, seemingly mundane workday events can make or break employees' inner work lives. But it's forward momentum in meaningful work-progress-that creates the best inner work lives. Through rigorous analysis of nearly 12,000 diary entries provided by 238 employees in 7 companies, the authors explain how managers can foster progress and enhance inner work life every day. The book shows how to remove obstacles to progress, including meaningless tasks and toxic relationships. It also explains how to activate two forces that enable progress: (1) catalysts-events that directly facilitate project work, such as clear goals and autonomy-and (2) nourishers-interpersonal events that uplift workers, including encouragement and demonstrations of respect and collegiality. Brimming with honest examples from the companies studied, The Progress Principle equips aspiring and seasoned leaders alike with the insights they need to maximize their people's performance. Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School. Michelle Bavester, MSLOC student recommends this book. She says: "The Progress Principle by Teresa Amabile? Her book has a checklist of sorts for making work meaningful and igniting engagement in employees. There's a lot of real-life examples from her research that she uses to illustrate her points as well. It's a great read!"

Biography « Inquiry Institute Author of Change your questions, Change your life (recommendation by Debbie Plager)

Blog by Jenny Rogers, Author of Coaching Skills: A Handbook

Author: Amy Gallo August 10, 2010 Shared by: Sean Radford, MSLOC Student

Author: Phyllis Korkki Date: April 12, 2014 Shared by: Jessica Catz, MSLOC Student Who really makes the changes in an organization? It's not always the people with the highest executive titles. A growing body of research has pointed to the importance of informal leaders known to researchers as "brokers," who have the gift of connecting employees in productive new ways.