Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2018

” 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.

Career 14

Career How To Learning-by-Doing Constraint 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

He was the CFO of their company, a software start-up with about 75 employees. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. They managed to keep the fledgling relationship secret for three weeks. Just C-suite.

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Case Study Conference Hotels COO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

Editor’s note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Manager, Operations. Manager, Operations. I can do the job of just about anyone in the factory and can work most of the software the engineering guys use.

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Case Study Engineering Commitment Operations 12

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. Of course it was natural for a boss to have mixed feelings about seeing a valued employee move on, but David was more than Mark’s manager: He was his mentor. A huge step up in my career.

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Case Study Career Biotechnology Course 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2016

When you’re managing managers, your responsibilities are two-fold: you need to make sure they’re producing good work (as with any employee) and that they’re effectively supporting their teams. Here’s how you can fill in the gap and help your direct reports be great managers. What the Experts Say.

Management 14

Management How To Report Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2016

” Of course, your first step as a manager should be to avoid hiring toxic people in the first place , but once they’re on your team, it can be hard to get rid of them. “A manager can use this information to coach the person, or suggest resources to help address the root of the problem.”

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Management How To Document Case Study 14

Leading with Trust

MARCH 20, 2022

I have discovered throughout my career that one’s character is rarely tested by making the right choice but more by what you do when someone points out that you’ve made the wrong choice and everyone is watching. Early in my career, I was fortunate enough to meet a man who modelled good character on a regular basis.

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Ethics Servant Leader Execution Survey 95

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. Look to those who aren’t just saying they are experts but can demonstrate some successful examples or case studies from their expertise.​

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Tips Franchising Cost Travel 95

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

As a manager, you probably wish you could give all the people on your team more attention. How do you balance being a responsive manager with the need to get your own work done? And how should you manage your frustration? ” In certain cases, you need to be very explicit about your expectations, says Hill.

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Management How To Brainstorming Micromanagement 8

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. More and more people report to more than one boss and learning to handle multiple managers is an essential skill in today's complex organizations. What the Experts Say.

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Management Project Report Case Study 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2016

You have an ambitious team member who’s asking to be promoted to manager. As a manager, you’re always on the lookout for the next generation of talent in your organization. “It requires different skills to manage than to be an individual contributor,” she says. How do you judge his skills and experience?

Management 8

Management Engineering Case Study Self-aware 8

Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

Sadly, it didn’t take very long to realize that the plant had a very traditional management style, very traditionally combative labor/management relations, and a typical blame-and-shame, command-and-control environment that made people miserable and didn’t deliver quality to the customer or any of the right business results.

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Kaizen Deming Lean Manufacturing Handbook 28

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 22, 2010

As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

Media 57

Media Learning-by-Doing Newsletter Blog 57

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

How do you manage these vastly different personalities and work preferences? What’s the best way to adapt your management style so that it works for everyone? Most important, though, give your team members flexibility to manage their workdays as they see fit. We value introverts and their management style.”

Management 8

Management How To Brainstorming COO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2014

No one bats a thousand,” says Mitchell Marks, professor of management at San Francisco State University and president of the consultancy JoiningForces.org. Agree with your manager on what you need to do to make changes. Case Study #1: Clarify in order to move forward. We’re human beings.

Performance Review 15

Performance Review Review Case Study Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Managers who can’t seem to pick a course of action — or who constantly change their minds – can be maddening. If your manager isn’t willing to steer, is it OK for you to take the driver’s seat? “From a career aspiration standpoint, you worry that your reputation will suffer,” she says.

How To 10

How To Reputation Case Study Advice 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

. “You have to think carefully about what to say and how to say it so the hiring manager thinks, ‘This person can do what I need done,’” she says. 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.

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How To Career Sample Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

But don’t assume your impressive résumé will guarantee you an offer, says Berrin Erdogan, a professor of management at Portland State University and the lead author of a recent study on the subject. “Hiring managers are not always eager to bring on someone who is overqualified.”

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How To Long-term Marketing Case Study 13

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. Find out what keeps your manager up at night and propose solutions to those problems.

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CTO Case Study Career Project 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

Except when it’s harmful to your career. For another, your company could alter its management structure or change directions. Even when you have a good relationship with your manager, it can still be a struggle to make your mark. How do you come out from behind your boss’s shadow? What the Experts Say.

Reputation 8

Reputation Career Learning-by-Doing Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Brett, professor of dispute resolution and negotiations at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. The manager makes the decision and neither one of you will lose face.” If you do decide to involve one or both of your managers, or another third party, proceed carefully. Case Study #1: Ask for clarity.

How To 8

How To Project Software Case Study 8

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.” Identify a trustworthy operations or financial manager who can help answer your questions and serve as a sounding board.

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Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

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. Because the topic is so unpleasant, it’s a “conversation that many managers have a tendency to want to avoid.”

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How To Case Study Human Resources Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

“There are a wide variety of reasons to choose a job sharing arrangement — it might be to take care of a dependent, to work another job, or to advance one’s education,” says Stew Friedman, a professor of management at the Wharton School and author of Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life. Case study #2: Put respect first.

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Ryan How To Software Case Study 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

Your relationship with your boss is the most important one you have at work, so it’s important to put effort into it, says Susan Heathfield, a talent management expert and humanresources.about.com writer. Develop relationships with other managers and mentors who can provide feedback and coaching. What the Experts Say.

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Mentor Case Study Learning-by-Doing Career 8

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.

Information Technology 12

Information Technology Analysis Software Guidelines 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Management thinking is inherently faddish, but there are some favorite themes that never fall out of favor. Consider, for example, the UK software company, Red Gate. Some pharmaceutical scientists will spend an entire career working on drug development without a single one of their products reaching the market.

Company 8

Company Stage-Gate Innovation Bureaucracy 8

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.

Short-term 10

Short-term Learning Curve Tools Learning-by-Doing 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2015

One of the greatest predictors of your happiness at work is your relationship with your manager. What sorts of questions should you ask to understand her management style? Should you try to talk with other people she manages? Terrific jobs — and managers — are hard to find. What the Experts Say.

How To 8

How To Due Diligence Case Study Leadership Styles 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2017

One of the most stressful things about being self-employed is managing your cash flow. 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. Don’t: Work informally.

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Long-term Follow-up Project Due Diligence 8

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. .”

How To 8

How To Mentor Case Study Career 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

If, for instance, colleagues say you are a great people manager, seek out metrics to support that idea. 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. “Don’t toot your own horn.

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How To Bond Discount Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2017

” You might, for instance, shorten your emails to the person, split your larger requests into several smaller steps, or encourage the idea of dividing work into manageable chunks. Think about ways to reduce the person’s cognitive load by, for instance, breaking work up into more-manageable chunks. Don’t: Judge.

Stress 8

Stress How To Self-aware Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2017

” But doing so is dangerous for your career, says Liane Davey, cofounder of 3COze Inc. ” So when you feel snowed under, you really should let your manager know. . ” So when you feel snowed under, you really should let your manager know. Case Study #1: Offer solutions and be open to advice.

How To 8

How To Project Advice Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2011

Even the most decisive manager can be thrown into despair when faced with a high-stakes matter. We make decisions every day without noticing, but a career-making (or breaking) challenge requires thought and deliberation. Case Study #1: Don't go it alone and reassess along the way. I'm not a fan of consensus.".

How To 15

How To Self-aware Case Study Project 15

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. Case study #1: Create financial flexibility for yourself and commit to an end date. Managing yourself Career planning Professional transitions'

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Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

If your manager keeps this sort of schedule, do you have to also? In certain circumstances, “working for a manager who’s task-oriented and has a high need for achievement can be motivating,” says Linda Hill, professor at Harvard Business School and coauthor of Being the Boss. What the Experts Say. Just complain.

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