Remove Career Remove How To Remove Technology Remove Telecommunications
article thumbnail

Retain Your Top Performers

Marshall Goldsmith

Leaders are debating the changing nature of work and the perceived decline in job security (the lifelong career at a benevolent company is a fading memory) and the erosion of corporate loyalty. We, as leaders, still understand little of how to retain essential high performers in turbulent times. Five Trends .

article thumbnail

Why Germany Dominates the U.S. in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

in the most radical technologies. As a consequence, Germany doesn’t only seek to form new industries, it also infuses its existing industries with new ideas and technologies. by contrast, lets old industries die instead of renewing them with new technologies and innovation. But the fairy tale that the U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

For many, a corporate directorship is a career capstone. And 43% cited technology expertise, HR-talent management, international-global expertise, and succession planning as the skills missing most on their boards. But attaining one is far from easy. We also looked at results by industry and region.

article thumbnail

Multicultural Leadership Starts from Within

Harvard Business Review

As new technologies in social media, transportation, and telecommunications bring us closer together, it's more critical than ever for organizations to recruit, develop, and retain multicultural leaders who can skillfully navigate both the opportunities and challenges of a more connected world. The world is getting smaller.

article thumbnail

4 Ways to Become a Better Learner

Harvard Business Review

The CEO sitting across from me is explaining how he and the other executives of a telecommunications firm were caught off guard by a new technology that disrupted the firm’s business. He believes this is vital not only for better performance now, but also for the continued success of his career. Ask for feedback.

article thumbnail

The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

Comments The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises (Larry Prusak, Brook Manville, and Tom Davenport are at work on a book on judgment and how to cultivate it as an organizational, not just individual, strength. His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work.

article thumbnail

So You Want to Join a Board

Harvard Business Review

What are your special skills — digital marketing know-how you learned in fast-moving consumer goods? Or is it your knowledge of how to work with regulators in highly regulated industries? Next, candidly evaluate how you compare with other executives, based on your proven track record. Ask colleagues and mentors to help.