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Steve Ballmer's Big Lesson for the Rest of Us

Harvard Business Review

Ballmer, whose skills were in many ways complementary to Gates'', took the helm of an already massive organization as it entered an era of relentless disruptive innovation by competitors. Peter Drucker made the point in HBR''s pages 18 years ago, writing that "Core competencies are different for every organization.

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The End of Expertise

Harvard Business Review

Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. This post is one in a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 7th Global Drucker Forum. What are our core-competencies?), It affects career potential, skills development and the entire value-chain of organizations that serve the expertise business.

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March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog points out that “the need in so many organizations to avoid failure means wise actions are avoided because there is a risk of failure.” Joel Garfinkle of Career Advancement Blog discusses three best practices in recruiting and retaining talent in What’s It Worth to You?