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July 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the July 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! It also challenges us to rethink our own approach to leveling up in our career. The Institute for Corporate Productivity and ROI Institute have released the results of a new research study, which looks at positive trends and the state of human capital analytics.

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Lessons from Beyoncé on Navigating Exclusion

Harvard Business Review

In 2016, Beyoncé’s performance at the CMA Awards sparked backlash from fans complaining about everything from her attire to her lack of connection to the genre. Her actions over the past eight years have been a case study in how to navigate workplace exclusion.

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How to Beat Mid-Career Malaise

Harvard Business Review

” These questions are especially agonizing for mid-career professionals who may be searching for fulfillment while juggling demands at home and intense financial pressures to earn. How should you address a mid-career crisis? Mid-career malaise runs deep. One of the biggest culprits of middle-age career malaise is boredom.

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The Failure of “The Livonia Philosophy” at my GM Plant

Deming Institute

Mark Graban is author of the book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement (Productivity Press), which was selected for a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award (3rd Edition, 2016).

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Remembering Andy Grove, the Teacher

Harvard Business Review

We got together and decided to write a case study on Intel’s exit from the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) business — for a long time Intel’s core business. In winter quarter of 1989, Andy taught that new case in one of my courses. He liked it; the classroom suited his penetrating and curious intellect.

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How to Talk to Your Boss When You’re Underperforming

Harvard Business Review

.” If the missed goals are an anomaly or due to extenuating circumstances that’s one thing, but if they’re indicative of a pattern, they ought to “ trigger some career thinking ,” he says. Case Study #1: Admit your mistakes and generate ideas on how to improve. ” (More on this below.).

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Nabob and the Coffee Kerfuffle: How the 120-year-old brand managed to maintain its challenger status.

In the CEO Afterlife

This article was written by Jennifer Horn for the June 2016 issue of Strategy Magazine. The marketing strategy became a case study, which was added to the curriculum at places like Harvard and the London School of Business. Nabob, you’re a feisty fella.

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