SKEMA Business School - Leadership: Session 7
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What is a key component for achieving organizational commitment from employees?

  • Implementing strict rules
  • Fostering open communication (correct)
  • Offering monetary incentives
  • Encouraging employee independence

Which of the following categories represents employees who can undermine an organization's effectiveness?

  • Actively disengaged (correct)
  • Actively engaged
  • Disengaged
  • Merely compliant

What concept focuses on the idea that employees are free to make their own decisions within the organization?

  • Self-direction (correct)
  • Intrinsic equality
  • Personal growth
  • Employee engagement

Which principle is emphasized by Isaac Getz to liberate a company?

<p>Intrinsic equality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential challenge associated with establishing an environment for personal growth in a company?

<p>Resistance to change from management (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of employees are typically considered disengaged in an organization?

<p>32% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which practice at Netflix is related to maintaining high standards among employees?

<p>The Keeper Test (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must leaders do to build an effective organizational culture based on intrinsic equality?

<p>Define intrinsic equality clearly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does personal growth in an organizational context largely depend on?

<p>Opportunity for skill development (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the relationship between freedom and responsibility in a successful organization?

<p>Equal balance of freedom and responsibility (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Organizational Commitment

The level of dedication and loyalty employees feel towards their company and its goals.

Actively Disengaged Employees

A category of employees who are unhappy and actively work against the company's success.

Intrinsic Equality

Creating a work environment where employees feel appreciated, valued, and treated fairly, based on their intrinsic value as human beings, irrespective of their roles or backgrounds.

Personal Growth

Creating opportunities for employees to develop their skills, learn new things and advance themselves professionally or personally; encouraging development of employees' strengths and talents.

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Self-Direction

Giving employees the freedom to make decisions and take ownership of their work; trusting employees to find the best approach to achieving company goals.

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Talent Density

The measure of how many brilliant, skilled, and talented people work in a company.

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Keeper Test

A test to assess whether a company's employees are likely to leave or stay for the long term.

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Expense Management

Managing company spending effectively and efficiently, ensuring appropriate resources are allocated to necessary expenses.

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Freedom Plus Responsibility

Giving employees freedom to work in the manner they see fit, coupled with the expectation that they'll take ownership of their work.

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Organizational Culture

The shared values, beliefs, and behaviors that shape the working environment of an organization.

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Study Notes

SKEMA Business School - Leadership: Session 7

  • Session focused on organizational commitment
  • Introductory activity: "What should a manager say or do for the cleaning lady?"
  • Key question 1: Best way to achieve organizational commitment from employees?
  • Key question 2: Is it possible for every employee to act in the "best interest of the company" without rules?
  • Employee Engagement statistics: 27% engaged, 59% not engaged, 14% actively disengaged

Organizational Commitment

  • The session explored methods to foster organizational commitment among employees.
  • A key discussion point was the concept of an organization where employees operate with autonomy and responsibility for decisions.

Steps to Liberate Your Company (According to Isaac Getz)

  • Three steps are detailed to liberate a company:
  • Step 1:
  • Step 2:
  • Step 3:

Building an Environment for Intrinsic Equality

  • Step 1: Groups define intrinsic equality and how leaders can integrate it into company culture.

  • Step 1 questions: What problems are associated with this concept? Each group has 5 minutes to present.

  • Step 2 : Groups define personal growth and how leaders can make it part of the company culture

  • Step 2 Questions: What problems are associated with this? Each group has 5 minutes to present.

  • Step 3 : Each group defines self-direction, discusses how leaders can include it in the company culture.

  • Step 3 questions: What problems are associated with this? Each group has 5 minutes to present.

Leadership and Organizational Culture at Netflix

  • Discussion topic: Netflix's leadership and organizational culture
  • Example topics for group discussions, including:
  • Talent Density and the Keeper Test
  • Expense Management
  • Freedom plus Responsibility

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This quiz covers the key concepts discussed in Session 7 of the Leadership course at SKEMA Business School, focusing on organizational commitment and employee engagement. Explore how to foster a workplace where employees feel empowered and act in the company's best interest, and learn about the steps to create an environment of intrinsic equality.

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