Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

As a Corporate Strategist TM , Hank speaks and advises companies about growth strategies, visioning, planning, executive-leadership development, futurism and the Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate. He has spoken at five Economic Summits. This scope of wisdom is most often utilized by CEOs and board members.

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Drucker Senge Strategic Planning Newsletter 62

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Inside you’ll find scenarios, case studies, tips, templates, and checklists that will help you capture and retain your company’s intellectual capital as Baby Boomers leave the workplace. Workplace demographics paint a startling picture: Almost 40 percent of the U.S. workforce is between 45 and 64. But your [.]

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How To Tacit Knowledge Intellectual Capital Newsletter 72

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

– How to Create and Implement a Knowledge Transfer Program, part 1 ), you’re ready to design and develop a program that retains Baby Boomers’ knowledge. Development: During development, you will create all the materials you’ll use for your program, which could include sign-in sheets, handouts, check lists, templates, and websites.

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How To Tacit Knowledge Mentor Intellectual Capital 62

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

Ming is a tech optimist, believing that all kinds of previously intractable problems will be able to be solved as the tool kit for addressing them is developed. I put a lot of energy into making certain that I was shepherding everyone along, doing all the right things for my teams. Back to Vivienne Ming.

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Power Charisma Learning-by-Doing Project 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

“You’re not giving others the opportunity to grow and develop strength and breadth.” Playing favorites also dents your own professional development. ” Simple things like rotating who leads the weekly team meeting can help project fairness. ” Ask yourself, “Whose turn is it?”

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Management Video Team Case Study 12

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

Instead of a monolithic one-way interaction, business is now being conducted through constant and meaningful two-way conversations between organizations and constituents – at every stage of organizational development. And it’s a good thing, too. Still skeptical? Then take a look at the hard numbers. Take Mountain Dew, for example.

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Media Learning-by-Doing Open-book Company 67

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2011

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.

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Servant Leader Newsletter Resources CFO 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2018

Once you’ve “tuned into the emotions and energy in the room,” you can “try to make sense of what you think you know,” McKee says. At the same time, you shouldn’t project your feelings onto the group. Allow yourself to be hijacked by a room’s negative energy. Interpret your observations.

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Tips Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Whether you’re taking over an existing team or starting a new one, it’s critical to devote time and energy to establishing how you want your team to work, not just what you want them to achieve. Maybe there is a project that you can easily fund or prioritize. Case study #1: When in doubt, over-communicate.

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Team Case Study Goal Project 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

And you need to “offer positive feedback” — but not in ways that are counterproductive to the person’s growth and development. Think about development. The antidote to this problem is “ classic talent development ,” Shapiro says. ” Everyone on your team “deserves to be developed.”

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Management How To Project Case Study 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

When you stop to think about it, you’ll realize that your fans and followers are essentially volunteering their time and energy to serve as developers, sounding boards, and advertisements for your company. Pitfall #9: Developing your own social software and analytics solutions.

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Media Follow-up Software Newsletter 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2016

“You might meet with them and ask how they’re doing — at work, at home, and with their career development,” suggests Porath. ” Also discuss what kind of behavior you’d like to see instead and develop an improvement plan with the employee. Case Study #2: Help him rebuild his reputation.

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Management How To Document Case Study 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

I've worked with a wide range of clients as a consultant and have seen too many companies hire employees they thought were top talent, only to watch them spend company time on personal passions and then walk out the door when their side projects were ready to launch. Third: Pay close attention to compensation.

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Entrepreneur Incentives Hammer Project 9

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Commit to developing and improving your social and emotional skill sets. As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. Women are far more likely to do what they do best and rely on others to complete the rest of the puzzle.

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Self-aware Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 72

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2012

Focus on forging relationships that give you energy, rather than sapping it. When they developed relationships with the clerks on each ward, they received more accurate information and were able to do a more efficient job of cleaning. Case Study #1: Integrate your interests into the job.

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Contract Manufacturing Case Study Delegation Learning-by-Doing 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

It’s tempting to give the workhorse more projects than others (especially if she’ll get them done the fastest) or to ease up on someone who is struggling, but you also need to be fair. “You are managing the energy and brainpower of an entire group,” she says. And, who needs development and in what areas?”

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Delegation Project Team Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

To illustrate how this all plays out on a larger scale in real companies, here are two mini case studies from businesses we’ve worked with. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership. courtesy of HLW International. Getting started.

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Maturity Real Estate Survey Project 11

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Then read on for eight etiquette lessons—rules that will help you successfully develop a community of supporters who will help your business relationships prosper: Pretend you’re offline. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

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Media Learning-by-Doing Newsletter Blog 57

Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2016

How do you develop an effective relationship with your manager when the person filling that role keeps shifting? If your manager is constantly changing, you’re doing a lot of extra relational work and it’s a much bigger investment of your time and energy.” How much of an investment should you make?

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Learning-by-Doing Career Case Study Energy 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2012

Instead of focusing on the work you have to do together, you may end up wasting time and energy trying to keep your emotions in check and attempting to manage the person's behavior. One of the best ways to get to like someone you don't like is to work on a project that requires coordination," says Sutton. But proceed cautiously.

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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 first step is to develop an awareness of why you micromanage. ” Here are some pointers on how to let go.

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Micromanagement Team How To Project 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. But the focus was squarely on "energy saving, environmental protection, and the low-carbon economy" with other emerging areas — infotech, biotech, and modern materials — taking a distinctly secondary role.

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NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

When you’re in a work situation that seems “profoundly unfair,” it tends to eat away at “your psychic and emotional energy,” says Dillon. “You’re trying to develop a healthy relationship by getting to know him,” she says. Get perspective. Can you share your wisdom?’”

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Mentor Case Study Learning-by-Doing Career 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Developed alongside business magnate Nandan Nilekani, “ the biggest social project on the planet ” relies on community-operated Common Service Centers (CSCs) and local entrepreneurs to deliver programs and share in the profits. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale.

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Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Yet a fundamental tenet of our project and the blog series about it is that slums present complex challenges that can't be fixed with a clever shack alone. How do you get energy and infrastructure into such dwellings? Bhalla used the case study of the chulha stove, co-created by businesses, NGOs, and slum dwellers, to make his point.

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Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2015

.” Think about what you like doing… Spend a few days mapping your energy and engagement levels at work every few hours. People often begin to notice obvious peaks and valleys to their days—times when they feel productive and engaged in their work, and other times when their attitude sours and their energy wanes.

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How To Mentor Case Study Career 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Generation-based employee affinity groups are a waste of time and energy, he adds. Study your employees. Studies show that colleagues learn more from each other than they do from formal training, which is why it is so important to establish a culture of coaching across age groups,” says Meister. Principles to Remember.

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Management Mentor Human Resources Incentives 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

With every project, they are spreading the word through their networks, and the connection to #GivingTuesday becomes more valuable. Across all kinds of platforms, individuals from nonprofit development staff to celebrities to CEOs helped spread this compelling idea. And most importantly, more giving took place. Learn from experience.

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Decentralization Media Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

The case study written about Aravind has been required reading for all Harvard Business School students for over a decade. North Stars align our energy, emotions, and actions in the service of our vision. The work of this one man is said to have touched 40% of eye care patients in the developing world to date.

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Self-aware Franchising Quality Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

At the same time, as material consumption in emerging economies rises, we also face the fact that, as of the end of 2011, the Earth now contains seven billion people ; by 2050, that global population is projected to reach nine billion. Of course, when the requirements of leadership change, so must the focus of leadership development.

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Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

You may be able to get projects more easily approved or bend her ear when you have an idea.” This is a big moment for her, and she’s probably spending a lot of time and energy trying to figure out how to be effective in the role. Case Study #1: Don’t take it personally, and trust them to do the job.

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CTO Case Study Learning Curve Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

It’s also important that you leave on good terms with your company and indicate if you are open to occasional projects and assignments — which is a good way to keep your hand in your profession. Case study #1: Embrace your personal passions as the source of new opportunities. All of a sudden it was gone,” she says.

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Planning Freedman Learning-by-Doing Career 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2016

The more you focus on what’s scary about the new team you’re leading or the project you’re steering, the more intimidated you’ll feel. When you’re developing your personal management style, you should observe how others lead , according to Ibarra. ” Here are some ways to go about it. Watch and learn.

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How To Case Study Tactics Goal 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2013

We came together over a Skoll Foundation-funded project a few years ago to explore business models for social entrepreneurs. If not, can you make a case for future profitability based on similar business models used by others in different sectors or geographies?

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Entrepreneur Business Model Case Study Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

When done well, stretch goals create a lot of energy and momentum in an organization," says Datar. Have him break goals down into tasks and set interim objectives, especially if it's a large or long-term project. Don't wait for review time or the end of a project to check in. Case Study #1: Being a partner in goal attainment.

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Goal Objective Long-term Case Study 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2016

“There are a lot of people who haven’t taken the time to develop emotional intelligence, to become self-aware, and to learn how to read an environment,” she says. And where does our working energy feel good?’ Case Study #1: Don’t gossip and adopt a positive mindset. This will wring me out.’

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Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Case Study Emotional Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

Difficult conversations — whether you’re telling a client the project is delayed or presiding over an unenthusiastic performance review — are an inevitable part of management. For instance, you’re not giving negative performance feedback; you’re having a constructive conversation about development.

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