Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Filled with relatable case studies from top-performing individuals and companies—including Tim Cook, Starbucks, and Microsoft—Briceño lays out crisp, clear tactics for constant learning that will take your team to the next level and create a culture of high performance. All too often, it just leaves us exhausted.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

Others leave for better and more interesting career opportunities. Employee Selection and Development. We provide a comprehensive portfolio of hiring and development solutions including 360, team, customer service, executive talent and management development reports and assessments. The media is sounding more optimistic.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The second conclusion is that there are generic lessons to be learned from studying high performance across multiple disciplines that have application in specific individual situations. POWERHOUSE provides a four-pillar approach to developing high performance: Plan Establishing and maintaining a vision/mission for the organization.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

While developing an understanding of great communication skills is easier than one might think, being able to appropriately draw upon said skills when the chips are down is not always as easy as one might hope for. Communicate more effectively. Communicate more effectively. Classic business theory tells leaders to stay at arms length.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 16, 2008

Guest post from Brad Smart , Author of Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People : I don’t know about you, but early in my career I was very disappointed with my hiring track record. Thirty years ago I began studying why almost EVERYONE’S hiring record was so bad. Prove it,” you say.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2018

When you’ve developed a few explanations for what’s going on in the room, check your understanding. Case Study #1: Pay attention to people’s body language and facial expressions. “I’ve had a 20+ year career in HR,” she says. “It probably doesn’t have anything to do with you.”

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Inside you’ll find scenarios, case studies, tips, templates, and checklists that will help you capture and retain your company’s intellectual capital as Baby Boomers leave the workplace. Workplace demographics paint a startling picture: Almost 40 percent of the U.S. workforce is between 45 and 64. But your [.]

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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. To get started, use these 21 simple tips to start your first (or second or third) business and take charge of your success. But don’t get discouraged; keep going.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2014

As a job candidate, you must therefore be thoughtful and strategic about both whom you ask, and how you prepare them to speak on your behalf, according to Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job. Here are a few things you should consider.

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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. Here are some tips to help you. ” Talk about development separately. Prepare but don’t procrastinate.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

And you need to “offer positive feedback” — but not in ways that are counterproductive to the person’s growth and development. Whether your star performer has just joined your team or has been working for you for a while, here are some tips on how to manage her. Think about development. Hoard talent.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

” Here are some tips to help you get them on your side. 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. Today she is a career adviser and hiring manager at resumecompanion.com.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 22, 2010

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. Whether you are a manager or not, managing yourself smarter is important to your career as well as to your personal life.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2016

How do you develop an effective relationship with your manager when the person filling that role keeps shifting? Here are some tips. A new manager can be “very dangerous” to your career prospects, says Claman, because “the person who hired you will always love you more” than someone who inherits you. .”

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

” A tip for those who work in large companies: “It’s often helpful to move to a different floor of your building,” says Burkus. Case Study #1: Be positive, and distance yourself from distractions when necessary. Case Study #2: Develop ground rules and find a way to quiet your brain.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2016

Your goal is to show your “commitment to helping your colleague develop and grow,” but also to “step back, remember the organizational mandate, and think about how best you can work side-by-side with this person to get things done.” ” Here are some tips to get the most out of these meetings. Be curious.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

“It’s a beginning of the shift in your career.” ” Here are some tips on how to make that transition as seamlessly as possible. “There’s nothing wrong with asking for reassurance,” and the answers “will give you insight into your strengths and the development needs of your reports.”

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

When you’re looking for a job or exploring a new career path, it’s smart to go out on informational interviews. ” John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of The Success Code , agrees. . ” John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of The Success Code , agrees. What the Experts Say.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Validating proof of concept around social media ROI is a discussion that may have had a bit of relevance 24 months ago, but unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last couple of years you know that numerous case studies abound which validate social media beyond any reasonable doubt. Andy Checo Great tip!

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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

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

Grenny says to avoid any “judgment words” such as “short-sighted,” “foolish,” or “hasty” that might set off your counterpart; one of his tips is to cut out all adjectives, since “they have the potential to be misinterpreted or taken personally.” ” Share only facts.

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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. But she didn’t know that, in a previous discussion, a colleague had been given the same authority and was busy developing a plan to roll out the software.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Read on for tips on how to discern between the good managers and the bad. 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. “Software development is anything but standard.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

.” Whether your boss is piling on too many tasks, wants constant face time, or has unreasonable expectations about 24/7 responsiveness (or all of the above), here are some tips on how to cope. Case Study #1: Lay out your parameters and priorities. ” Case Study #2: Empathize with your boss while setting boundaries.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

. “It’s probably a frustration you haven’t had for a while — and if you’re a relatively new manager, you might not have ever experienced this before,” says Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Besides, hiding is bad for your business and your career, says Joe Knight, a partner and senior consultant at the Business Literacy Institute, and the coauthor of Financial Intelligence. Perhaps the best way to develop mutual trust is to make clear that you value their skills and want to learn from their expertise.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

My experience with Target should bolster anyone's case that you can be a committed A-player executive, a good parent, an attentive spouse, a healthy person with time for hobbies — yes, hobbies! I'm developing better team leaders around me.". She's given me tips and shared her experience on what she's learned," he says. "I

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Drawing on her work with business leaders, she has developed the following categorization of how people prefer to think: Conceptual : Reads signs of coming change; sees the "big picture"; recognizes new possibilities; tolerates ambiguity; integrates ideas and concepts; communicates through analogy and metaphor; inspires with visions of the future.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brook Manville consults to socially-minded enterprises on matters of strategy and organizational development. Brook Manville consults to socially-minded enterprises on matters of strategy and organizational development. Well need to enable cross-boundary judgment. Well need to enable cross-boundary judgment.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Can we harness the information age to develop some sort of calamine lotion to soothe our hysteria in the face of uncertainty? Can we harness the information age to develop some sort of calamine lotion to soothe our hysteria in the face of uncertainty?

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Welcome to the November, 2012 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Joel Garfinkle , from Career Advancement Blog shows us how to Take on High-Visibility Projects without Doubling Your Workload. Here's Don’t Make it about you: " Tips on how to better tailor your professional communication to get the outcome you are hoping.".

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

And how can you put yourself back on the right career path? Most people who take the wrong job haven’t done enough research going in,” says Priscilla Claman, president of Career Strategies, Inc., a Boston-based career coaching firm. Here’s how to make a bad career move work for you. Look for development elsewhere.

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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. Here are some tips on how to do that. Case Study #1: Get to know the founder and spend quality time with the team. Think in steps. Get discouraged.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

They don't want job security, they want career fluidity.". Free wifi places are fine as social gathering spots, but the random non-working others who share that space surely won't help you find new colleagues or generate development leads. They choose when and how they do what they do, on their own terms.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2017

” Whether you regard your colleague with annoyance or sympathy, here are some tips on how to collaborate more effectively. Case Study #1: Offer your help and perspective. ” Case Study #2: Be empathetic and praise your stressed-out colleague’s strengths. Don’t judge. Enable the person.

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