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Tips for Reading the Room Before a Meeting or Presentation

Harvard Business Review

Case Study #1: Pay attention to people’s body language and facial expressions. As the chief human resources officer at Prosek Partners, the global PR company, Karen Niovitch Davis has a good deal of experience reading rooms. “I’ve had a 20+ year career in HR,” she says.

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How to Tell an Employee They Didn’t Get a Promotion

Harvard Business Review

Here are some tips to help you. Case Study #1: Be honest and direct — and don’t make any promises. Shortly after this talk, Tania met with Cindy again to discuss career development. ” Case Study #2: Schedule a separate meeting to discuss development and career progression. .”

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How to Manage Your Star Employee

Harvard Business Review

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. Case Study #1: Encourage your star to seek out learning opportunities both inside and outside your organization. Think about development. Neglect the rest of your team. Hoard talent.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

More on: Human resources , Managing people , Managing yourself Join the Discussion | More by This Author | Email/Share Previous How to Reinvent Your Personal Brand Next Artisans Must Balance the Books Never miss a new post from your favorite blogger again with the Harvard Business Review Daily Alert email.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business Review

But viewing reference checks as a formality is a mistake, 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 some tips to make the most of reference checks. “You can’t rely on your hunch,” she says.

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What to Do If You Already Hate Your New Job

Harvard Business Review

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. Case study #2: Know your strengths.