Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2018

As I watched the documentary, I was struck by how closely the story mirrored case studies from the business world, and how perfectly it illustrated the points I try to emphasize in the leadership and innovation class I teach at MIT. If innovation is really about execution, then execution itself is really about problem-solving.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Art writes, “The emerging digital and technology-driven world demands that we rethink everything about how we manage, lead, structure and run our organizations. It also challenges us to rethink our own approach to leveling up in our career. i4cp) provided Nearly 70%of Executive Teams Use Workforce Analytics.

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Chartered Management Institute

JUNE 28, 2023

Although only one part of a complex economic jigsaw (national industrial strategy, technology, the green transition and UK trade relations all play crucial roles), the value of management and leadership skills in delivering regional economic growth – and enabling transition – are often overlooked. Why not share it.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The discussions explored various issues, challenges and opportunities facing managers and leaders across a diverse set of areas – technology and digital, travel, business and the regional economy. Where should I start? We know that helping the community around you bolsters your business success.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

In addition to improving existing programs and practices, the effort led to a dedicated diversity talent acquisition team and greater HBCU and HSI partnerships, a sponsorship program to support career advancement, and other programs. What would you say have been the most interesting transformations in your career?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

If you listen to 50 consecutive business podcasts, as we did, everything starts to look like a business case study. You develop the Case Method third eye. And it might be good for your career. It might be obvious by now that I had been playing HBR podcasts practically nonstop on that journey.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

It looked like a stuffed animal — a cartoonish plush bird with a beetling brow and goofy eyes — but it contained a microphone, tiny speaker, headphone jack, computer chip, and enough speech-recognition and voice-generation technology to engage in sassy banter in Mandarin. But the Brrrd's heyday had come and gone.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. 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.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Employees and executives are rarely mentored on the people skills necessary to have a winning team. Outside of 'think tanks' for company executive committees, full-scope education does not occur. I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management. They embrace technology, rather than ideas and concepts. Mentorship.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

Firms with the most ethnically diverse executive teams were 33% more likely to outperform their peers on profitability, and those with executive-level gender diversity worldwide had a 21% likelihood of outperforming their industry competitors. Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

There is a question executives always ask early on, when they consult potential partners for their companies’ leadership development initiatives: “Will it be customized?” The important question executives and educators ought to discuss, as I see it, is not whether a learning initiative will be customized — but how.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2014

One of the biggest mistakes jobseekers make is failing to understand “how incredibly important references are,” to the hiring process, says Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, a senior adviser at global executive search firm Egon Zehnder and the author of It’s Not the How or the What but the Who: Succeed by Surrounding Yourself with the Best.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

At some point in your career, even if you’re not a salesperson, you’re going to have to sell something — whether it’s your idea , your team, or yourself. “Many of them tell me that sales is something they never want to do in their careers.” What should you focus on first? What the Experts Say. .

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 22, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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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. “It was never a ‘no.’

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

As people work longer and delay retirement, internal career paths have changed. Organizational careers don’t look the way they did before,” says Peter Cappelli, professor of management at the Wharton School and coauthor of Managing the Older Worker. It’s a low cost way to get a pulse on generational career issues,” says Meister.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2012

In any industry, selling to a C-level executive buyer is often a cause for celebration. Senior executive customers tend to have larger budgets, are less price sensitive and more focused on value. It's great career development for them.". But closing the sale is no time to relax.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2016

In the leadership development programs that we run with for female executives at leading corporations, we use the term “Velcro” to describe these patterns of behavior , because like the sticky fabric, they can lock people into a weaker negotiating position that undermines their career growth and success.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Encore careers — jobs that blend income, personal meaning, and often some element of giving back — are becoming an increasingly popular alternative to full-time retirement. According to Encore.org , a think tank focused on Baby Boomers, work, and social purpose, nearly 9 million people ages 44 to 70 today are engaged in second-act careers.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2013

In 2007, I wrote a case study for Harvard Business Review , “ Boss, I Think Someone Stole our Customer Data.” Full disclosure: Target executives have attended the executive education program where I am Director of Research. How can an executive successfully lead through such a complex morass? Are you ready?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2014

“Part of running a 21st-century company with a 21st-century work force is establishing systems that allow for women to go out and return from maternity leave with minimal impact on the company or on their careers,” says Joan Williams, founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of Knockout CV , agrees. Look at the company’s website, its executives’ Twitter feeds, and employee profiles on LinkedIn. “Do Lees notes that in some industries, like fashion or technology, it’s more appropriate to say how much you love a company’s product or services.

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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 Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention. In the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

That advice is easier preached than executed, of course, so Clark suggests, “using the methodology of power posing [before the meeting] to tamp down your cortisol levels.” Case Study #1: Do your homework on who you’re meeting and engage the person as a human. ” Take long strides. Sit up straight.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

“It’s a beginning of the shift in your career.” Hill says you should also show a desire to help your employees advance in their careers. ” Executive presence is something you must cultivate. Find a way to add value to your team and help employees advance their careers. Face your fears. Don’t.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2015

“The fact that technology has made it easier to interact with people across great distances and time zones actually makes face-to-face interaction even more valuable.” You’re not just networking because you should ; you’re doing it because it’s good for your career. Career planning.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2016

” Ask questions about career plans. One-on-ones can be a good opportunity to help your team members be more thoughtful about their careers and lives. Case Study #1: Keep the conversation going by asking open-ended questions. ” Case Study #2: Share discussion points ahead of time, but be flexible. .

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

While you may be tempted to enjoy this deference, the silence will not help you, your organization or your career. She shares the example of Vineet Nayar, the CEO of HCL Technologies, who posted his own 360-degree feedback on the company intranet and encouraged his senior team to do the same. Case Study #2: Make feedback fun.

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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. Ndubuisi Ekekwe is a founder of the non-profit African Institution of Technology.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

” An idea is certainly a promising start, but executing it while holding down a busy fulltime job is undoubtedly a challenge. 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. ” Further Reading.

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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.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Clearly the topic of “attitude” has been addressed ad-nauseum in many a self-help piece, but this doesn’t mean that it is not worthy of topical consideration for chief executives. Do you have difficulty attracting and retaining tier-one executive talent ? People who have bad attitudes have more career turnover.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Executive Oasis Intl, charleneobille and others. " If you, or anyone else is interest in reading about those they can download my report filled with specific client case studies at [link]. I've seen the final thought – not getting someone prepared for a conversation – scuttle many a well-intended chat.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

A fundamental problem at many American car companies is a legacy of reacting slowly, protecting executives from bad news, and focusing on cutting costs. “The phenomenal number of interacting parts, interacting people and continuing changes in technology mean that we will always have failures, full stop.”

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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. There was a lot of scrutiny by executives,” she explains. Case Study #2: Decide how far to push. The project sponsor asked her to lead the effort.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work. His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing is an affiliate of Harvard Business School.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When people think of mentoring, they often think of an older executive counseling a young upstart. The senior leader advises the junior employee on his career, how to navigate the world of work, and what he needs to do to get ahead. While the concept of mentoring has changed, the need for career counseling has not.

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