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How being proactive can help you find meaning at work
Today's workers want to feel like their job has meaning: being proactive can be one way to get there.
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ESSEC Knowledge Review: The future of work
ESSEC professors share their research and insights on what's next for the world of work, from remote work, to green jobs, to gender equality, and much more.
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What women want: As leaders and professionals
What makes some professional women step aside instead of leaning in?
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Creating the career you want: the customized workplace
Employees today are looking for more than a job - they want a career, and a career tailored to their life plan. This is where the concept of the “customized workplace” comes in.
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Women’s careers: Breaking the cycle of self-fulfilling prophecies
We offer evidence-based practical solutions to mitigate the potential negative effects of professional development programs and empower women to fulfill their potential.
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Power to the people: The benefits and limits of employee self-selection in organizations
What happens when there is no boss?
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The pursuit of optimal busyness: how seeking productivity and flow can lead to overwork
Why do we push ourselves to overwork? The answer might lie in the concept of optimal busyness.
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Scaling-up your scale-up’s onboarding process
Just like kids dream of growing up someday, many start-up leaders dream of “making it big” and scaling up to become a large and sustainable enterprise. But, just like those wide-eyed kids learn along the way, growing up – that is, scaling up – is hard. What makes it harder is that many scale-up leaders overlook (at worst) or underestimate (at best) one of the key determinants of their sustained growth: how to effectively onboard new employees.
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Just make an effort? Or just plan for "a good trip"?
How can we train ourselves to make an effort - and enjoy it - over a long period of time?
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Does paying for performance pay off?
Does using a pay-for-performance scheme motivate employees?
