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Case Study in Managerial Leadership: He has the talent just doesn’t talk about it, So NO-ONE knows.

Mike Cardus

Being a Manager is tough and being accountable for the work as well as the behavior of a subordinate adds another layer of complexity onto your challenges. The Case Study Below is true, the company and names have been changed. The COO Nikhil recently promoted Jackson from Production Manager to General Manager of Production.

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A Technology Case Study: Implementing What the Customer Wants

Strategy Driven

Dirty Little Secrets offers dozens of examples to clarify precisely how buying decisions can be facilitated through the right kind of questions, including an in-depth case study of a marketing manager who recognizes the need for a better website and wants to bring in an external design team. The result?

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Leaders Must Put Character At The Center Of Everything They Do

Eric Jacobson

He provides you proven techniques, workshop processes, real-world case studies and examples and insightful observations from business leaders and his own career – which includes 20 years as an executive at IBM and CFO positions at Cisco and Red Hat.

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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business Review

Lance was struck by what he saw in CFO Damon Ewen’s file. ” Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. His CFO and his sales chief had been at loggerheads for a while. “You’re surprised?

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Case Study: Can You Fix a Toxic Culture Without Firing People?

Harvard Business Review

Water, no ice, please,” said Noelle Freeman, the CFO of Franklin Climate Systems. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. As CFO, Noelle was, of course, concerned about the numbers. .”

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Case Study: Is It Teasing or Harassment?

Harvard Business Review

This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Sema, a finance manager at the Dutch-British financial services consultancy Dirksen-Hall, had recently transferred from its Ankara office to its headquarters, in Amsterdam.

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Case Study: Time to Play Hardball?

Harvard Business Review

Editor's Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Bennett, an operations manager, spoke up from the back of the room. territory for 15 years. She had taken the reins when he retired, in 2005. I agree," Tom said.