Successful managers have high expectations, both of themselves and their team. These expectations are powerful, because they’re the frames in which people fit reality. We often see what we expect, rather than what is actually occurring.
Social psychologists have referred to this as the self-fulfilling prophecy or the Pygmalion effect. In Greek mythology, the sculptor [...]
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The Pygmalion Effect in Management
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Yappd
Posted in Uncategorized on August 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Yappd.com is the latest micro-blogging tool with an emphasis on photos. The service is similar to Twitter, but you can include an image in your updates with its support of SMS, MMS and email integration. The image displays as a thumbnail in your Yappd update on your home page and the thumbnail image can [...]

