Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

As politicians and economists puzzle over America's jobless recovery, managers who have started to hire again face another problem: how to handle all the overqualified candidates coming through their doors. In fact, sales associates in her study who were thought to be overqualified actually performed better. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Believe it or not, online communities have been the subject of study for at least 20 years at this point, much of which has focused on starting and scaling them. Thus, some turnover might be necessary to create an influx of unique contributors with new ideas, skills, and information. Existing Users Must Help Engage New Ones.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2015

These are important traits, but it’s equally important for managers to stand down and listen up. So, how can you develop this muscle? ” Fortunately, there are concrete ways to improve this important skill. Some of Su’s strongest clients build their listening skills by focusing on co-creation. Further Reading.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2013

What could be easier than chatting with managers you already know? Too many candidates, and hiring managers, shortchange the internal interview process; they view it as a formality and think that all of the evidence is already there. Lees suggests you ask for your manager''s advice on how to best pitch yourself for the position. "If

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2014

Employees are more likely to follow through on goals set by a manager they trust and to be more forthcoming about the challenges they see on their level. Managers will never learn the truth about a company unless they have employees’ trust,” explains Jim Dougherty, a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and veteran software CEO.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

For the most part, they haven't yet developed the skills necessary to build such genuine engagement. That has substantially raised participation in Dreamforce — since 2009 when they started using the Chatter platform, attendance at Dreamforce has grown 40% per year, during a period when conference attendance in general has declined.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Savage is the author of The Flaw of Averages (Wiley, 2009) and of an HBR article with the same title , chairman of Vector Economics , Inc (VectorEconomics.com), an adjunct faculty member at Stanford and Cambridge, and a frequent lecturer on risk modeling.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

Managers who want to recognize employees for good work have many tools at their disposal. However, managers in most companies have a good deal of input into the decision, and in some cases they are the ultimate decision makers. It's critical that managers make these decisions about promotions and raises carefully. "I

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Ford’s success with social media is well documentd in numerous case studies, and can largely be attributed to Scott’s efforts. Not that Scott needs me to come to his defense, but he is a professional in the truest sense of the word.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. A Harvard Business School case study that Robert Huckman, Sam Travers, and I wrote earlier this year documents what came next.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2015

Dismissing an employee is one of the most unpleasant tasks of management. Presiding over layoffs is a “distasteful part of management that many people fear,” says Laurence J. Stybel, a career management and board adviser and an executive in residence at Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

When I ran the Talent Management division of a large global consulting firm after I left GE, I realized that these consultants were working from concepts that were academic vs. real life. Unless you've actually been in the shoes of your clients, I don't think you have a right to advise them. D from Columbia.

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