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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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How to Get Feedback When You're the Boss

Harvard Business Review

The higher up in the organization you get, the less likely you'll receive constructive feedback on your ideas, performance, or strategy. Ask for feedback on a regular basis, not just at review time. When someone tells you, "You run our team meetings really well," or "You don't delegate enough," follow up by asking for an example.

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How to Deal with a Chronically Indecisive Boss

Harvard Business Review

In these cases, “you need to help your boss sort through the information” and then offer “a clear rationale for your recommendation.” ” It’s also helpful to “enable your boss to delegate to you without formality,” says Finkelstein. “I was junior in my career, and I blamed myself.

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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. The company was building only half as many housing units this year as it had during recent boom times.

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How to Disagree with Someone More Powerful than You

Harvard Business Review

Case Study #1: Show respect for the idea. ” “When you disagree with someone more powerful than you, you should always have a constructive reason to oppose. In my case, the reason was timing,” Victor says. Case Study #2: Make it about the company, not you.

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How to Respond When Your Employee Asks for a Raise

Harvard Business Review

Dillon says she once told a strong performer on her team that she would review his raise request three months after she initially denied it, but then “completely forgot” about the conversation. ” Case Study #2: Make the case for retention. “We talked it through enough that he’s on board.

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What to Do When You and Your Boss Aren’t Getting Along

Harvard Business Review

“You don’t want your boss to think you’re delegating back up or putting the problem back on them,” she says. Case Study #1: Empathize with your manager’s perspective and ask for their guidance. It also increases their investment in you.” Harp on your boss’s annoying habits.

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