Lead Change Blog

JULY 4, 2016

It also challenges us to rethink our own approach to leveling up in our career. Jill shares, “Many people find themselves – or put themselves – in a precarious position when their familiar leader leaves the company. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted 4 Ways to Develop Effective Working Relationships.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Hewlett-Packard, a company that started out as an example of moral leadership with “The HP Way” in 1939, has proven itself vulnerable to an unscrupulous CEO when Mark Hurd recently resigned. Am I acting ethically in this situation?”

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

’ Be the person at your company who is willing to do new things, like taking on the project that nobody wants. — The Product Management Perspective: The ideas for this post came from a question posed to me about how an engineer can become a product manager. Make the effort; take the steps.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

Innovative engineers are recognized for their inventions. By the time the fruits of their labor are apparent to others in the company (e.g. Over time, with continued successful product releases, wise executives will recognize the crucial role product managers play in their company’s success, and the rewards and credit will come.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

You are the newly promoted vice president of business development at an oil company. The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. So how do you know whether your company is positioned to help you­ — or hurt you — as you encounter gray-area decisions in your work? Picture this. Who gets promoted?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Others might find that the successful resolution of these conflicts opens them up to new ways of relating to their families and careers. For example, starting a lawn service with a mower and a truck will demand far less investment and risk than borrowing a lot of money to buy an existing landscaping company. Family Questions.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2016

It’s hard for good, ethical people to imagine how these meltdowns could possibly happen. But what about the ordinary engineers, managers, and employees who designed cars to cheat automotive pollution controls or set up bank accounts without customers’ permission? Wells Fargo. Volkswagen. and the U.K.,

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

He also attended MIT, where he received 3 degrees: a Masters in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and a B.S. How can you change your career? How can you change your career? If life and career are too hard, try the world. in Mathematics.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Purdue is known for its bright engineers, top flight technology students, it is the alma mater of the first and last men to walk on the moon. Yet, the question as I talked with women in the Purdue leadership program is still the age old one of how to balance it all; career, family, community, and time for oneself.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Aisle Three: Backpacks: Guy Harris presents One Way to Head Off a Conflict: Manage Expectations posted at Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer , saying, "As leaders, we can decrease the emotional reaction people may have in uncomfortable situations by giving them information and clarifying expectations." Where would you like to be?"

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

When it’s time to hire for critical positions within your company, consider the training and certification in military systems offered to service men and women. Businesses with a commitment to hiring former service men and women are attending career fairs dedicated to veterans and building talent communities for veteran candidates.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

But the most recent Barron’s survey finds that they are now the least-respected company in America, right behind Big Tobacco’s Philip Morris. On that score, the company’s Code of Ethics claimed that “gaming” (the manipulation and / or misrepresentation of sales or referrals) was against the rules and grounds for dismissal.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 16, 2017

In TRUST FACTOR: The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies , Zak shows that building a culture of trust is essential for any organization that aims to be successful. Zak: Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies. Cialdini, author of The Psychology of Persuasion (William Morrow, 1993). Related articles.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 3, 2011

This should have been the apex of Mike's young career. Within a year, Mike's scores on his treatment of people shot up past the 50th percentile, above an already high company norm. He sincerely discusses his personal challenges with leaders across the company. He communicated clear expectations for ethics, values, and behavior.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 22, 2011

Your company’s ability to dominate your chosen keyword or key phrase will make the difference in terms of your business success. learn more about our company, and truly decide if they’re a good fit before they connect with us to build their website.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

Predict the biggest crises that can beset your company. Mentoring, creating and leading have become the primary emphasis for your career. Long-term track record, unlike anything accomplished by any other individual, all contributing toward organizational philosophy, purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

At Treehouse, an online school that helps companies hire developers and designers, we’re seeing the same problem. We were nowhere near those numbers, and I believed it was a moral and business imperative to change my company. We do not see people like us succeeding in those companies. Why would we apply for your jobs?”

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

When all attributes are equal in a competition, the company who gets the contract has a personal connection. Utilizing strengths and the contacts I had made to write the book, I scaled my practice to service women in business—the companies that support them and the companies that they own. Being timid leads nowhere.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

AI has presented many challenges to the workforce globally , from causing layoffs to placing additional pressure on companies to reskill their workforce, but one of the oft-ignored concerns is the use of ChatGPT at work. Regardless of industry, ChatGPT is finding room for itself in many a career. Are We Okay With Using ChatGPT at Work?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. When Chang was at Twitter, that company was focused on growth. I spoke with Ben Skrainka, a data scientist at Convoy, about how that company is leveraging data science to revolutionize the North American trucking industry. Insight Center. Adopting AI.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

Companies are cutting supply chain complexity and accelerating responsiveness using the tools of artificial intelligence. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Sustainers who ensure intelligent systems stay true to their original goals without crossing ethical lines or reinforcing bias.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

Over the course of my career, I’ve spent countless hours talking to and hearing from leaders around the world. Japan’s educational institutions and cultural work ethic give its managers a jump-start in their careers, but most companies don’t continue the development process as far as it could go.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2014

Clean Up Your Subcontracts 4 Tips for Business to Ensure Ethical, Slavery-Free Supply Chains The Guardian It may not seem like a topic for a listicle, but this quick rundown of what businesses need to keep in mind to avoid exploiting vulnerable people – and becoming embroiled in often well-deserved PR nightmares — is entirely useful.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

Analytics are critical to companies’ performance. Ethics also deserves more attention at every educational level. Engineering intelligence into systems, and finding insights in a ubiquitous sea of data, is a task that cries out for a diverse workforce. tech companies could help immensely. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2014

What executive skills are most prized by companies today? They also observe how executives negotiate, what matters most to them in their contracts, and how they decide whether to change companies. Here are the seven C-level skills and traits companies prize most: Leadership. Ethical leadership was also mentioned.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

A recent survey by Career Builder reports more than two-thirds of employers were affected by a bad hire last year, according to AOL Jobs. When we add people to our nearly 100-person company, these criteria are non-negotiable. We always sought individuals with high character strengths and strong work ethics.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2015

For example, the skills and knowledge required to be a good neurosurgeon are quite different from those needed to be a good lawyer, banker, or software engineer.) These three dimensions of employability and career success have strong links with broad psychological traits. Enough companies have done this that at least 23 U.S.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and e-mail address. Baba to discuss the possibility of the company sponsoring me in an MBA program. If he agrees to sponsor my MBA, I’ll be able to bring so much more to this company.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

She and colleagues Hanna Halaburda and Mikolaj Piskorski have found that under certain circumstances, when companies offer limited choices to consumers, they can still successfully compete with other firms – and they can charge more. But not everyone likes being part of someone else’s cool engineering project.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

What, they asked her, was the most powerful argument for promoting diversity — outside of ethical and legal ones? In many cases it dramatically changed how a company thought about both diversity and innovation. They decided to pursue their doctorates, and offered their search engine to Yahoo for $1 million.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

But the power of analytics as a mechanism for making decisions about hiring and firing is still growing, and the "application of predictive analytics to people’s careers … is enormously challenging, not to mention ethically fraught." We want to make cars that are better than drivers," says one Google engineer.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2018

They demand silence, often broadly worded to protect against speaking up against corporate culture or saying anything that would portray the company and its executives in a negative light. As it stands, countless workers are swallowing the whistle and forgoing new career opportunities because of the threat of litigation.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

You should be spending at least 1,000 hours a year--that's about six hours a week; about an hour a day — preparing for a new career (Just in case that your industry goes the way of publishing, pay phones, photo finishing and the like and either disappears or radically changes to the point where there is no room for you.). Here's why.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2013

It''s equal parts fascinating and scary, just as any good slide show should be (unless you''re presenting your company''s financial data). But as an engineer with young kids points out, when he''s able to hang out with his friends whose wives stay at home, "I think they probably have progressed more in their careers than I have in some ways.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.&# - Harry S.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2011

Be warned: uppity attitudes undermine companies and careers. One of America's most sophisticated design and engineering critics observed that: "I have repeatedly heard articulate people say that their family's latest automobile purchase hinged on which cup holders worked best for them.". Airy — dare I say arrogant?

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