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Managing Virtual Teams: Three Keys to Success

Women on Business

Guest post by business strategy and management education expert Trish Gorman (learn more about Trish at the end of this post). Most of us realize that high-performing teams are not really “managed.” Keeping three things in mind will help you move from serving as a glorified meeting manager to becoming a true team leader.

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Possibility Maximizer: Management Improvement Carnival

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  This week I have a great management blog carnival to share with you. License. .  Enjoy!

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10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program

Great Leadership By Dan

It’s written by professors from Harvard Business School, INSEAD, and Simmons School of Management. With all due respect to Jack Welch , the facts tell a different story: According to 20-First’s 3rd Annual Global Gender Scorecard , 90% of Executive Committee positions are still filled by men, with only 10% by women.

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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

As a leader how can you make good decisions, set the vision and model behavior for something you don’t understand or participate in? I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people. Well, most people were already around 150 before social media arrived.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

In my view, however, the structure and processes of the GE board were poorly designed for effectively overseeing Immelt and his management team. When Jack Welch stepped down as CEO in 2001, GE’s defined benefit (DB) plan was sitting on a surplus of $14.6 There were three problems in particular: The Board Was Too Big.

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Family Matters | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Thanks for a wonderful 2010. While participating in meaningful work and helping others is important to me, serving my family is what I dedicate my life to. Great professional achievements are tarnished against a backdrop of personal failure. You've helped me a great deal in this area Mike. Thanks for the great reminder.

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The Discipline of Listening

Harvard Business Review

When you truly understand the perspective of others, you are most likely to reach productive solutions; further, all the participants will feel heard, whether their solution is adopted or not. Earlier in his career, as a business unit manager, he recognized that he must cut costs. This is extremely important when disagreements arise.