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May 2018
24m 20s

Use Learning to Engage Your Team

Harvard Business Review
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Whitney Johnson, an executive coach, argues that on-the-job learning is the key to keeping people motivated. When managers understand that, and understand where the people they manage are on their individual learning curve — the low end, the sweet spot, or the high end — employees are engaged, productive, and innovative. Johnson is the author of the book “Bu ... Show More
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