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Prompt, Precise Performance Reviews

Tony Mayo

Once the employee develops a solution, coach her through the following steps: Establish an action plan. The day before meeting, your coworker brings you a list of five or six key objectives, detailing her progress on each. If you tell rather than ask, you will not have accountable employees. Be patient.

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The Thought Leader Interview: Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

First Friday Book Synopsis

Kets de Vries by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine (Mqy 10, 2010), published by Booz & Company. To read the complete interview, please click here. * * * INSEAD’s expert on leadership development clarifies how self-awareness can break the destructive pattern of corporate narcissism.

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GE's Eco-Innovation Platform

Harvard Business Review

Starting in mid-2010, GE asked the world for their ideas about "Powering the Grid" and, later on, "Powering Your Home." GE and its venture capital (VC) partners such as Kleiner Perkins and Rockport Capital have invested $134 million (of $200 million allocated) in a small selection of these businesses. Most definitely.