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Focus Beyond Success Everybody wants to be successful in Life. But how DO you break through those barriers and WIN? Hawthorne Effect, an examination The often quoted “Hawthorne Effect’ (that people become more productive when they know they are being observed) was said to come from research performed by Professor Elton Mayo at Western Electric’s Hawthorne plant. But is this fact, or merely a “legend” as some suggest Matrix Organizations, What Are They? Until the 1970's, typical, large organizations tended to function in "silos", where isolated groups of workers reported to a line manager. This was inefficient, with lots of duplication of skills around the organization. But their major weakness was when they tried to manage projects. Leadership for Project Managers In the first half of the 20th century there was a belief that Scientific Management was the new way forward. But as moral fell, psychologists began to investigate ways to motivate workers, eventually identifying the need for managers to be “leaders”. But what does this really mean?