HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2022

In terms of long-term goals, career value and see if there is a mismatch. You should offer support, and set goals as well as consequences for defaulting them. Give Constructive Feedback: Offer insight into their progress and where they may be falling short.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. Vision statements, as implied in the construction of the phraseology itself, put forth a statement of envisioned future.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Goal-setting is an important part of being a great leader. It’s your job to always get from where you are to where you need to be, and it’s your goals that are your roadmap for success. Get past defensiveness and always look for something useful and constructive in any criticism you receive. Set big-picture goals.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 7, 2019

Sure, I have some goals. For that reason, I construct my messages in several formats: a quote of the day, free downloadable posters, blog posts, and books. What advice do you have for someone who, at least in the short term, works in an atmosphere where relationships are toxic? Some of them I even expect to reach.

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HR Digest

MAY 8, 2024

If you want to grow in your career, constant evolution and progress are essential, and requesting constructive feedback is one way to push you further in your journey. Image: Pexels Asking for Feedback at Work—Exploring the Pros and Cons Requesting constructive feedback comes with its own set of challenges and complications.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

And then I remember a second incident a short time later, when her child’s perspective surprised and delighted me. We’ve got an established way of looking at the world, which we constructed from our accumulated years of living. It’s the beginning piece because it’s the first slice.&#

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

As a manager, how can you cultivate a sense of career growth and development for your people, even when possibilities for promotion are limited or nonexistent? Employees of any age can suffer from a similarly constrained career perspective. I posed this question to my human resource management students recently.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2017

Recent cases highlighted in the media suggest that executives, in a desperate quest to quench the market’s unquenchable thirst for growth, are ignoring reason and dictating growth targets so insurmountable that their employees are turning to unethical and perhaps illegal means to achieve their goals (e.g., Goal Setting.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 23, 2019

There are many types of managers but it takes a certain skill set for a manager to consistently lead their team to long-term success. Good communication is an essential component of achieving goals and contributes hugely to positive working relationships. Why are leadership skills so important? Energise employees to achieve.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

As he more precisely defined his emotions , he realized what he was feeling wasn’t just stress: he felt a more general dissatisfaction with his work, disappointment in some of his career choices, and anxiety about what the future held for him. You feel fulfilled when you’ve been able to help a direct report achieve their goals.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

His career has always been demanding- long hours, lots of travel, ultra-high performance standards (which he always has met or exceeded). The timing of the request also helped my friend; there had recently been conspicuous turnover among mid-career professionals at this firm. Delegate, Coach, and Let Your People Earn Trust.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

In Greece, acquiring construction permits, registering property, and enforcing contracts in courts require vast amounts of paperwork and time. This suggests that in addition to short-term policy changes, Greece needs a longer-term cultural shift. And it all starts in school. But Greece cannot stop there.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 13, 2009

To achieve its goals and remain competitive, the organization must maximize on the capability and knowledge of its people. Hopefully then, we can agree that while the principle of performance review is sound, where it often falls short is in the execution of the process. So, what to do? This is as it should be. A conversation.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Most of us spend most of our time chasing the immediate reward, the short-run "objective," the near-term "goal — in short, the expedient and the convenient. Or is there a bigger, more resonant, and fundamentally worthier goal we could — and should — be pursuing, like ensuring no human being goes thirsty?"

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2014

Mystified that continuous attention to work is not resulting in satisfactory progress toward your goals? They argue that “constructive internal reflection”— the term they coin for daydreaming and related “rest” states—is essential for learning, problem solving, and goal setting.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2014

Start by thinking strategically about your short and long-term career goals, as well as your team’s needs. Before you leave, meet with your boss to discuss expectations and goals for your return.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Witnessing the downward-spiral of Carla Sanders' career was painful — yet her experience offers an important commentary on the requirements of executive leadership in today's organizations. Shortly thereafter, the pace of her career progress began to stall. Carla's an actual executive whose name has been changed.).

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Buying into Thomas Carlyle’s “great man” theory of history , we speak of leadership in solitary and personal terms. Others have advocated similar constructs, such as a personal board of directors. They were also an example of the power of community in leadership. We often think of leadership as a solitary task.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2017

To pursue this issue, I picked a new research setting where the reward system is highly constrained — and so is the career ladder. Take the heat of other short-term goals so that time spent collaborating feels like less of an opportunity cost. Harness the power of competition. Get the benefits flowing faster.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

After all, as a leader it is your job to know what you have to work with in terms of resources. Having said all that, I think it important to say too, that casual conversations can go from being constructive and helpful to divisive and destructive if you’re not careful. And that goes for the human kind as well.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

’” Showing compassion is not only kind it’s also a smart career move, according to Coyne. Reorgs are an opportunity for you to “take control of your career” says Spreitzer, but you must also make sure you and your manager agree on where you should be focusing. “Be constructive,” he says. .”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2015

Career websites like Glassdoor have “taken the mystique and mystery” out of interviews, says John Sullivan, an HR expert, professor of management at San Francisco State University, and author of 1000 Ways to Recruit Top Talent. Those answers will help you create criteria and enable you to construct relevant questions.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2014

If it’s getting in the way of teamwork, then talk to them,” says Anna Ranieri, a career counselor, executive coach, and coauthor of How Can I Help? They think they can intervene, make suggestions, feel good about themselves, and move the conflict forward in a constructive way. Venting isn’t an effective long-term strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2016

If you have months for a transition, Leonard suggests creating a “carefully constructed action plan of learning,” whereby the “highly skilled, deep smarts employee is paired with one or more replacements” so they can observe her in action, learn and practice new skills, and receive feedback on their performance.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2016

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. After all, she says, the goal with any reference check is to “go beyond simply verifying facts” on a resume.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2014

If it’s getting in the way of teamwork, then talk to them,” says Anna Ranieri, a career counselor, executive coach, and coauthor of How Can I Help? They think they can intervene, make suggestions, feel good about themselves, and move the conflict forward in a constructive way. Venting isn’t an effective long-term strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2018

One of the main career implications of the digital revolution is a shift in demand for human expertise. Sadly, even when managers understand the importance of learning — at least in theory — they are often more interested in boosting short-term results and performance, which can be an enemy of learning.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2016

Most people recognize that execution is a critical skill and strive to perform it well, but they may a) underestimate how important it is to their career advancement or b) not realize that you can improve on execution without working longer hours. In the short term this typically yields improved results, but in the long term leaders burn out.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Competition drives us toward our goals and motivates us to improve our performance, while the prestige and power that come from winning can provide a powerful morale booster. In short, the competitive pressure and comparison seemed to encourage rule breaking. Andrew Olney/Getty Images. Further Studies.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

3) People skills — Is each person capable of building constructive working relationships with their colleagues and with you? Give them challenging assignments that have short-term, concrete, and measurable outcomes. At the front end of the project, always ask: “What resources do you need to achieve your goal?”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2018

As you can see from the spectrum, I used the term “sexual misconduct” to include mild and moderate forms of offense, sexual harassment, and abuse. My goal in developing the SSMW was not to create a cut-and-dried, one-size-fits- all, static set of categories. He tells you that’s a bad career decision.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

When personal motivations trump company goals, it can hinder a company’s ability to get things done. ” “Can you tell me about four people whose careers you have fundamentally improved?” ” People don’t fight for management roles as much when management is not an end goal.

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