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The Bad Apple Effect: How Negativity Can Sabotage Teams’ Performance

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This led me to explore any published research on how negativity impacts teams, which is when I came across a 2006 study known as the " Bad Apple effect ". The issue was more subtle: negative behaviours from a few players were affecting the entire team, both in matches and during training.

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Seven Project Management Influencers to Watch

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Elizabeth Harrin is the creator of A Girl’s Guide to Project Management which she started in 2006. Susanne also actively shares her knowledge on Twitter @SusanneMadsen. Elizabeth Harrin. When I first discovered her website, I quickly found out that her articles and resources are great for guys too!

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What Is Cloud Storage, and How Are Innovative Companies Using It?

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But the elephant in the room is Amazon Web Services, which launched in 2006, and has since become the recognized leader in cloud storage. By 1994, AT&T had PersonalLink, an online service for individuals and businesses to store data via the web. Pros and Cons of Cloud Storage.

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Why Great (Scrum) Teams Have A Mind Of Their Own

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Butler et al, 2006, Tolin, 2010) are based on this approach (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT). Kozlowski & Ilgen (2006) describe this reciprocity as “process begets structure, which in turn guides process”. Or you can investigate which models drive you to judge your behavior in a negative light. as often as you want?—?or References.

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In-Depth: Stable Or Fluid Teams? What Does The Science Say?

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Kozlowski & Ilgen (2006) describe this reciprocity as “process begets structure, which in turn guides process”. Wang et al (2006) studied software teams tasked with ERP implementations and found that cohesive teams performed significantly better than less-cohesive teams. In turn, this facilitates further collaboration. Bradley et.

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Top PM 10 Articles of All Time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In case you’ve only just stumbled across this blog, in 2021 I celebrated 15 years of blogging about project management. I thought it was time to look back and see what the stand-out articles were over the years. Here are the top 15 articles year by year. I reported on the state of the Gypsy Moth IV project : the restoration of a historic yacht.

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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Airbus A380 was due to take to the skies in 2006. Instead, tax payers have footed the bill. The Channel Tunnel construction project saw its budget rise from ÂŁ4.8 billion to ÂŁ10.9 The international team did not use compatible design software which led to snowballing problems.