Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Doctors were once viewed as ill-prepared for leadership roles because their selection and training led them to become “heroic lone healers.” A simple question was asked: are hospitals ranked more highly when they are led by medically trained doctors or non-MD professional managers? ” But this is changing.

Management 14

Management 360-Degree Feedback Mayo Training 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Throughout my career, I have consistently faced the question, "How does HR add value in a business?" Early in my career I was fortunate to help a large manufacturer and distributor of construction and agricultural equipment change the way it went to market in North America. In many cases, this question is not asked politely.

Offshoring 14

Offshoring Fixed Costs Outsourcing Construction 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

As we’re seeing rapid developments in both the open-source ecosystem of tools available to do data science and in the commercial, productized data-science tools, we’re also seeing increasing automation of a lot of data-science drudgery, such as data cleaning and data preparation. Specialization is becoming more important.

Ethics 8

Ethics Learning-by-Doing Industry Telecommunications 8

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 4, 2016

As a leadership coach who also trains leadership coaches, I believe that both coaching and being coachable are key skills that can make a difference in this environment. He is trying to find an authentic life and career in an extremely uncertain world with many needs. It helps people shift from “no, but…” to “yes, and….”

Diversity 120

Diversity Consensus Training Career 120

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

My knowledge of corporate leaders' 360-degree feedback indicates that one out of four of them has a listening deficit—the effects of which can paralyze cross-unit collaboration, sink careers, and if it's the CEO with the deficit, derail the company. Earlier in his career, as a business unit manager, he recognized that he must cut costs.

360-Degree Feedback 17

360-Degree Feedback Welch Active Listening CEO 17

Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Over the course of my career I’ve assembled a very handy annual New Year’s “Checklist&# that helps get me focused and ready for the challenges to come in the days and months ahead, and well positioned for success. The wisdom of effective leaders enables them to appreciate the views of their inner circle and others.

Leadership 418

Leadership Ethics Course Learning-by-Doing 418

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2016

I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that women’s household responsibilities are taking time away from their career development. For a single important decision, it can take months to get consensus, align employees, consult with key stakeholders, and communicate the final decision. hours and 7.8

Career 8

Career Leadership Styles Emotional Intelligence Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

Influence and conflict management capabilities help leaders to build consensus around a common purpose and deliver the collaborative solutions that the matrix requires. Empathy, on the other hand, enables leaders to develop a better understanding of their counterparts' perspectives and their customers' mindset.

Management 14

Management Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Influence 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The United States spends 40% more per patient than other developed countries but suffers the worse overall health outcomes. There is general consensus that a major solution lies in better managing and preventing adult chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart failure. Lauri Rotko/Folio Images/Getty Images.

Health Care 10

Health Care Metrics Efficiency Absenteeism 10