Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Its most successful division, mobile telephony, was looking for a new head of software development at headquarters in Seoul. He’d always pushed Mark to advance in his career, and this was an internal promotion, on a three-year contract, so they’d still be working for the same company. A huge step up in my career.

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 20, 2022

Is it possible to help our people develop good character or do we simply accept that if they don’t have good character by adulthood, they never will? Without some sort of development intervention, this can be a bad hire. Early in my career, I was fortunate enough to meet a man who modelled good character on a regular basis.

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QAspire

JUNE 29, 2010

Career Related , Self Growth | Tanmay June 30, 2010 6 Comments By Jay Chhaya, June 30, 2010 @ 8:58 am Very important point raised here by Tanmay and a very serious one as well. One of the best gifts we can give ourselves is to enjoy the work while we are doing it (being in the moment) – and expressing our skills fully. Think about it!

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Editor's Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. She had bounced around from retail to media to tech throughout her career, but she had great instincts and Steph valued her outlook. Or to teach people how to cook?".

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Home-based businesses are a great way for busy people to take more control of their careers , but starting your own business can be intimidating. Develop your Expertise Daily ​ Becoming a true expert in any field doesn’t come overnight, it takes months and sometimes even years of consistent study and practice.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

Toyota sometimes talks about the primary goal of improvement efforts to be learning and the development of people, with improved metrics being a secondary goal. The document continues, “In committing to the above philosophy, we recognize the development of the Livonia Plant environment to be a dynamic process.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 22, 2010

As the chairman and CEO of Mzinga ® , a company that provides social software to businesses, quite literally, it’s my job to be social media savvy. Then read on for eight etiquette lessons—rules that will help you successfully develop a community of supporters who will help your business relationships prosper: Pretend you’re offline.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Many, many successful people have failed at various points in their career, and most of them later looked back on it as a real opportunity,” says Heen. “So Case Study #1: Clarify in order to move forward. Case Study #2: Be proactive about your improvement. Giving feedback Leadership development Managing yourself'

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

“From a career aspiration standpoint, you worry that your reputation will suffer,” she says. Having an indecisive boss is not only hard on your day-to-day productivity, it’s also bad for your “internal reputation and career development,” says Finkelstein. Protect yourself.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

News of this kind is “hard to hear, and it’s hard to deliver,” says Joseph Weintraub, a professor at Babson College and the coauthor of The Coaching Manager: Developing Top Talent in Business. ” Talk about development separately. “It’s not the time for a development conversation ,” he says.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

After all, it’s more than a resume; “it’s a marketing document,” says John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of Knockout CV. Strategy and business development executive with substantial experience designing, leading, and implementing a broad range of corporate growth and realignment initiatives.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2016

“You might meet with them and ask how they’re doing — at work, at home, and with their career development,” suggests Porath. ” Also discuss what kind of behavior you’d like to see instead and develop an improvement plan with the employee. Case Study #2: Help him rebuild his reputation.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Management education today is largely about educating for judgment —developing future leaders’ pattern-matching abilities, usually via exposure to a lot of case studies and other examples, so that they’ll be able to confidently navigate the business landscape.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

“You’re trying to develop a healthy relationship by getting to know him,” she says. You want to “develop relationships with people in positions of power throughout the organization,” to help broaden and deepen your understanding of the challenges you’re collectively facing and where opportunities lie.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

She recommends explaining your interest in terms of your career objectives.” Case Study #1: Be thoughtful about how you position yourself to the hiring manager. Lauren, who had several years of professional experience, a background in development, and a degree in business, was out of a job.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

Except when it’s harmful to your career. ” Putting aside a worst-case scenario, being seen as just your boss’s right-hand man can also be “detrimental to your career in the long run because nobody but your boss appreciates what you can do,” says Karen Dillon, coauthor of How Will You Measure Your Life?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2016

In some ways, managing managers is similar to managing anyone else — you need to align their goals with yours, provide feedback, and help them advance their careers, says Sydney Finkelstein, professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and author of Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

"It''s never foolish to begin preparing for a transition no matter how many years away it is or where you are in your career," says Muriel Maignan Wilkins, coauthor of Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence. Case study #1: Focus on solving problems, not getting promoted.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Consider, for example, the UK software company, Red Gate. They first experimented with a "coding by the sea" initiative, where they got a bunch of volunteers to take over a beach house for a few days to see if they could make progress on a software product. So a more focused approach may be more worthwhile. Tolerance of Failure.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Case study #1: Experiment with the arrangement to find what works. Case study #2: Put respect first. Several years back, Ryan Frischmann decided he wanted to get into software development so he applied for a job as a lead developer at a small start-up in Rochester.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2015

Meeting new people committed to their careers and explaining your own goals and passions to them can help renew your sense of mission and expose you to aspects of your job that you may not have previously appreciated. Case Study #1: The power of enthusiastic peers. ” Case Study #2: Taking on new tasks.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

With these people, it’s important to emphasize the importance of “ independent work as part of development plans.” She suggests coming at the conversation from the angle of “professional development” — don’t make it personal. ” Tackle the confidence problem. “Be sensitive.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Think about how you really use your memory for things that matter to you and your career, like in preparing for a speech. But a type of auto-analytics tool called "Spaced Repetition Software" or "SRS" can learn the idiosyncrasies of your memory, and then ping you to practice at the optimal time. Evenso, each curve is predictable.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

.” Joe Knight, a partner and senior consultant at the Business Literacy Institute and the coauthor of Financial Intelligence , says that an absence of financial savvy is “career-limiting.” Overlook the impact of financial skills on your career. Case Study #2: Learn the metrics your company uses to measure success.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2016

But trying to figure out whether a particular direct report is management material is not always straightforward, says Anna Ranieri , executive coach and author of the forthcoming Connecting the Dots: Telling the Story to Advance Your Career. “It’s your job to help other people develop.”

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Ultimately, what’s best for the organization may not be the same as what’s best for your career. Case Study #1: Ask for clarity. “It was an IT software that the entire enterprise uses daily, and so thousands of users were affected. Case Study #2: Decide how far to push.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

“The camaraderie develops naturally.” Case Study #1: Do your homework on who you’re meeting and engage the person as a human. “I think about building a relationship, not selling software,” he says. “I think about building a relationship, not selling software,” he says.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

You’re thinking about making a career change (or perhaps getting your first real job out of grad school), and you’re looking at different types of organizations. “Whatever your risk profile, career goals, sector interests, and how left-brain/right-brain you are, you will find something that works for you.”

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

How to Stay Stuck in the Wrong Career. The biggest mistake people make when trying to change careers is delaying the first step until they have settled on a destination. Clark recommends listing the “concrete skills you need to develop in order to be successful at pursuing your passion full-time.” Herminia Ibarra.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2017

Over 70% of freelancers have trouble getting paid at some point in their careers, according to research by the Freelancers Union , the non-profit group, that promotes the interests of independent workers. Case Study #1: Be vigilant about following up and seek legal advice when needed.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2017

Case Study #1: Offer your help and perspective. ” Case Study #2: Be empathetic and praise your stressed-out colleague’s strengths. Earlier in her career, Jan Bruce worked as a publisher and editor at a consumer health and wellness magazine. Enable the person. Get sucked in. You have to remember that.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Case Study #1: Don’t ignore the red flags. In 2010, Joe Franzen was searching for a position as a software developer. “Software development is anything but standard. Case Study #2: Do your homework. Neglect to look up your potential boss’s social media profiles.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2011

In the movie Office Space — a comedy about work life in a typical 1990s software company — the protagonist, Peter Gibbons, has eight different bosses. While you may have multiple managers you take direction from, most people have one person who is ultimately responsible for their career. Know who your ultimate boss is.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2017

” But doing so is dangerous for your career, says Liane Davey, cofounder of 3COze Inc. Case Study #1: Offer solutions and be open to advice. “He told me that as I progress in my career, my job is less about day-to-day management and more about developing my team,” she says.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

“It can be very powerful when a leader authentically shares a time when they have a crucible-type failure that became a stepping stone in their career,” says David. Case study #1: Allow your team to vent. ” Case study #2: Get your emotions under control.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

Case Study #1: Lay out your parameters and priorities. “He had had a huge success earlier in his career, and now he was doing a new venture that was outside his expertise and his comfort zone,” says Gerry. ” Case Study #2: Empathize with your boss while setting boundaries.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

You can also help your team develop cultural practices whereby colleagues “signal to others that they’re not be interrupted,” she adds. Case Study #1: Talk to your team members about how they prefer to work and learn. ” Case Study #2: Provide structure and encourage feedback in multiple formats.

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