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If the Gervais principle isn’t working, what is the ideal management structure

Posted by Gina Rosenthal in performance | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

A few days ago I wrote about the history of management, and specifically the Gervais Principle.The Gervais Principle states: Sociopaths, in their own best interests, knowingly promote over-performing losers into middle-management, groom under-performing losers into sociopaths, and leave the average … Continue reading