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How to Get the Most Benefit from an Executive Development Program

Great Leadership By Dan

I’m pretty convinced it comes down to the following: (btw, I wrote this in the context of an executive development program, but many of the tips would be applicable for any training program, conference, or learning event.). It’s a shame to go to a new city and spend the entire time in a hotel or conference center.

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The Big Picture of Business- Professional Education Necessary for Company Success

Strategy Driven

Team building must be part of the corporate Vision first, not as a series of exercises delegated to trainers. Review of material, taking notes, seeking supplementary materials and questing to learn additionally must occur. Periodically, the material is reviewed. I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management.

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What to Do When an Online Community Starts to Fail

Harvard Business Review

As the HBS case study on Yelp details, the company’s early success was based in part on the creation of the “Elite Squad,” a user group in the “low thousands” whose active participation was rewarded by invitation to parties in their cities. Similarly, Wikipedia hosts meetups around the world, along with an annual conference.

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How to Break Your Addiction to Work

Harvard Business Review

Many of us, workaholics especially, turn to their phones “whenever there’s a free moment,” says Friedman — waiting in line at the office cafeteria, between conversations at a networking event, in the conference room before colleagues arrive. ” Case Study #2: Take control of your use of electronics.

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Case Study: When to Drop an Unprofitable Customer

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. I'm flattered by such an august delegation," Steve said. And what about that industry conference last month?" Yes, the conference. Too much clout.

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How to Respond When Your Employee Asks for a Raise

Harvard Business Review

Certainly, such work does deserve reward and recognition, but you can give a one-time bonus, allow the person to attend a prestigious conference, or provide extra time off. ” Case Study #2: Make the case for retention. Don’t make any promises, but do follow through on the timeline you’ve laid out.

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What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?

Harvard Business Review

We recently posed these questions to Harvard Business School alumni founders while designing a new two-year joint degree program that confers both a master of science from Harvard’s Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and an MBA from HBS. Should Alice go to graduate school, or keep learning on the job?