Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Reporting to an indecisive boss is an unquestionably “challenging and frustrating situation,” says Sydney Finkelstein, the Director of the Leadership Center at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and author of the book, Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

. “Demonstrate trust by delegating authority and responsibility” over certain projects and tasks. ” If a formal promotion is not possible, or your employee is not quite ready for one , think creatively about ways to sharpen her leadership skills. And don’t micromanage. “But you can’t hoard talent.”

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Management How To Project Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2014

“It’s important to have focus,” says Joseph Weintraub, the founder and faculty director of the Babson Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program. If, for instance, your goal is to reduce your micro-managerial tendencies, explain to your team that you will be delegating more often. Be realistic. .”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2017

Your goal is to identify “projects that can be delayed, delegated, deleted, or diminished.” Case Study #1: Offer solutions and be open to advice. He also gave her some good coaching and advice about leadership. ” Set priorities. Keep your colleagues in the dark when your boss won’t listen.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2016

The key to improving individual productivity is to eliminate or delegate unimportant tasks and replace them with value-added ones, says Cohen. Case Study #1: Create open lines of communication and respect your team’s downtime. ” Case Study #2: Communicate expectations and track progress.

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Productivity Products How To Micromanagement 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2015

. “For the sake of your team, you need to stop,” says Muriel Maignan Wilkins, coauthor of Own the Room and managing partner of Paravis Partners, an executive coaching and leadership development firm. ” The acid test of leadership, she says, “is how well the team does when you’re gone.”

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Micromanagement Team How To Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2014

Prepare a list of your core responsibilities, dividing them into the tasks that can be assumed by others and those that aren’t so easy to delegate, such as client relationships, expertise-related functions, and mentorship of direct reports. Case study #1: Continue to help others grow professionally. Develop a game plan.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2014

For managers, that means delegating tasks and granting as much autonomy as possible, while also making it clear what your expectations are and how performance will be measured. Instead of casting blame for layoffs or poor profits, stress that it is the company — and your own leadership — that need to improve. Don’t play favorites.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

His struggle to transform the Johnsonville Sausage Company into a beacon of enlightened business was chronicled widely and became a best-selling case study. I enjoyed teaching that case for many years. ” Hsieh’s latest move has provoked the kind of ambivalence charismatic leadership always has.

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Management Long-term System Delegation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Friedman , professor of management at the Wharton School and the founding director of the Wharton School's Leadership Program and Wharton's Work/Life Integration Project. Case Study #1: Creating a unique job share. Case Study #2: Taking time off for personal development. Case Study #3: Setting the precedent.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

“In a leadership position, you’re always going to have to deal with people’s disappointment.” 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.

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How To COO Report Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Respondents cited the need for founders of technology startups to have other leadership skills, in particular: (1) openness to receiving feedback without being defensive; and (2) the ability to prioritize, including knowing what to delegate and what to do yourself. .” Founders must prioritize and be able to take feedback.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Case Study #1: Using multiple mentors. Her first thought was of Ewa Ställdal, the CEO of a major medical research foundation that she had met several years previously on a delegation trip to the US with the Swedish Ministry of Industry. Case Study #2: When you think you don't need it.

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