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The Discipline of Listening

Harvard Business Review

My knowledge of corporate leaders' 360-degree feedback indicates that one out of four of them has a listening deficit—the effects of which can paralyze cross-unit collaboration, sink careers, and if it's the CEO with the deficit, derail the company. He wasn't alone in that regard.

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The 2010 Execution Round-Up: Six Companies That Couldn't 'Get It.

Strategy Driven

What did 2010 look like for you and your company? OnPoint Consulting’s 2010 Execution Gap Maker Round-Up… Execution Gap Maker #1: BP (Need I say more?) Execution Gap Maker #2: Nokia Nokia’s share of the worldwide market for mobile phones continued to slip in 2010. Did you struggle to regain your post-recession footing?

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Open-mindedness - Let the New Knowledge In

Building Personal Strength

Twenty years ago, 360-degree feedback surveys - which make it easy for you to get feedback from the people who work around you - were different than they are today. They were called instruments because the early 360-degree feedback tools were modeled after psychological tests. Copyright 2010.

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Keep Learning Once You Hit the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

One consultant virtually spelled out a formal specification: “Executives should not only have a high level of intellectual curiosity (staying current on market trends and changing dynamics in business), but also a personal sense of flexibility and adaptability.” The consequence is that they miss the weak signals of the market.”.