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Leadership Is Not a Solitary Task

Harvard Business Review

Buying into Thomas Carlyle’s “great man” theory of history , we speak of leadership in solitary and personal terms. This is a point often hammered home by Harvard Business School professor and former Medtronic CEO Bill George, who is a vocal advocate for what he calls “ True North Groups.”

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How to Handle a Blitz: 4 Key Strategies for Successfully Negotiating During a Company Transition

Strategy Driven

We rock and roll along in our career and then – wham! Think about your career trajectory. Does the new role fit that trajectory in terms of responsibilities, scope, subject matter, leadership opportunities, exposure or any other number of criteria? It happens. The company announces a major organizational change.