Organizational Psychology for Managers
No matter how monolithic it may appear, an organization is a collection of moving parts. Whether we are looking at building teams, providing leadership, hiring and training employees, problem solving, managing time effectively, or setting aggressive, insp
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Stephen R. Balzac
Organizational Psychology for Managers
Management for Professionals
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Stephen R. Balzac
Organizational Psychology for Managers
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Stephen R. Balzac Stow, MA USA
ISSN 2192-8096 ISSN 2192-810X (electronic) ISBN 978-1-4614-8504-9 ISBN 978-1-4614-8505-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-8505-6 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London
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To my wife Aimee and my children Adira and Ilan: thank you for your support and patience as I disappeared into another book!
Preface
When I was a competitive fencer, I was always told that the person who won the tournament was the one who wanted it the most. I always figured that would be me, since I really wanted to win. Somehow, though, there was always someone else there who wanted it more than I did. One of the most valuable lessons in competitive sports is that feedback comes very rapidly, at least to those who have the sense to understand it. It took me a while to figure it out, but eventually I realized that “wanting it” didn’t mean what I thought it meant. Wanting is more than a desire to win, no
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