Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2013

The idea entrepreneur is an individual, usually a content expert and often a maverick, whose main goal is to influence how other people think and behave in relation to their cherished topic. They''re people like Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook COO and author of Lean In ), who is advocating a big new idea from within an organization.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2010

for themselves, their organizations, their careers, their lives. I am a healthcare system COO and yoga teacher, and teach two classes a week for the employees at our organization. Taking care of the physical body, mind, the spirit is what I often look for when someone indicates they want to affect some real change.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2013

In a recent interview , Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg recounted this story to underscore the importance of a body of research that she cites in her book Lean In indicating "that success and likability are positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for women.". Leadership Managing yourself'

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

Timothy Butler, a senior fellow and the director of Career Development Programs at Harvard Business School, agrees that self-assessments aren't the best way to evaluate performance, but believes they do serve a purpose: "They're an important source of information about what happened in the past year," Butler says. Ask for what you need.

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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. If you want to measure his influencing skills, talk to peers. ” Set the tone. Stick to the facts. Find ways in.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Should you disclose what’s happening to your manager and colleagues? Research by Wayne Baker, a professor at the Ross School of Business, shows that how you frame your appeal strongly influences whether someone will agree to it. At the time, she was managing a team of six policy analysts in the Canadian government.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Marne Levine is the COO of Instagram (Facebook, Inc.). I took a job working for the local county commissioner, Mary Boyle, and was put on a team charged with reviewing Cleveland’s solid-waste management program to make it more efficient and environmentally friendly. How does that influence the company’s priorities?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2015

Where anyone stands on a particular issue will be influenced by where they sit in the family business system. Although the brothers were effectively the CEO, COO, and CFO, they wouldn’t talk to one another for months after a fight, not even on business matters. Careers and businesses ruined. 2) Positions harden.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

The answer turns out to be far more nuanced than mere wealth accumulation and career advancement. They want to be part of the management team that drives its growth, and be recognized for the added expertise that they bring to the team.” We asked the search consultants what strong candidates look for in prospective employers.

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