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My Fair Lady Shows the Power of Expectations

The Practical Leader

Sterling Livingston’s classic 1969 Harvard Business Review article entitled “ Pygmalion in Management.&# I have documented this phenomenon in a number of case studies prepared during the past decade for major industrial concerns. This powerful leadership force was first publicized in J.

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From predictability to potential

Persuasive Powerhouse

Here are some of my favorites: Homeboy Industries , created and run by “Father Greg&# Boyle, a Jesuit Priest, was launched in LA as a bakery to provide an opportunity for former gang members to work beside their enemies. The difference, I think, was the individual’s manager – and the potential they saw.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 1/7/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Master the DISC Styles to Transform Your Career, Your Relationships…Your Life Merrick Rosenberg and Daniel Silvert Infectious: How to Connect Deeply and Unleash the Energetic Leader Within Achim Nowak Your Best Just Got [.].

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.”

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Why Young Bankers, Lawyers, and Consultants Need Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

Early in your career — whether it’s in banking, law, consulting or accounting — you will discover that all of your colleagues are as smart and hard working as you. How talent management is changing. The best thing you can do early in your career is decide to prioritize your adaptability. Vincent Tsui for HBR.

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Desperately Seeking Simplicity

Harvard Business Review

I also heard it in an amazing dinner session led by Daniel Goleman (father of the concept of " Emotional Intelligence ") that probed the attributes that great leaders in the future would need to be successful in complex organizations. Letting go takes courage and is not a natural act for most humans, or management teams.