Biases in perception

Bias … a word that ranges from tendency to prejudice.  Some of the most common biases studied in organizational behavior are: Primacy effect – the first impression, quick to appear but it last long. It is the main people selection tool that you use everyday. Try not to judge employees or employers based on that. You...

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Management by Objectives (MBO)

“It’s just another tool. It is not the great cure for management inefficiency… MBO works if you know the objectives, 90% of the time you don’t.” Peter Drucker Management by Objectives (MBO) is an elaborate, systematic, ongoing program that helps employees to understand their objectives at organizational...

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Perception

Most of our decisions are made based on our senses. What we perceive help us retrieve, organize, interpret, select, and react to information (act, feel, think). The differences of perception between a leader, a successful manager or a simple employee it is in the selection. We all see, hear, touch, smell, and taste the same...

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