Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 24, 2012

In former roles, in managing leadership development programs at large companies, I would always take the time to talk to participants before and after they attended an external executive development program. Most executive development programs are heavy on the pre-work and evening work – case studies, assessments, interviews, etc….

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 29, 2016

For example, take the following case study: One person is a senior vice president, two levels down from the CEO. 3) Strive to win the big battles and don’t waste your energy and ‘psychological capital’ on trivial points. Try to present your case in a manner that is intended to be helpful, not judgmental.

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Power Cost-Benefit Analysis Ethics Video 96

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

By studying swings of the pendulum (likelihoods of failures), one better understands their progress. Failures Make the Best Case Studies – Case studies of success and failure form the basis for planning, improvement, training and other business practices. The Big Picture of Business – Becoming a Legend.

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Succession Due Diligence Budgeting Risk Management 80

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. He’d been the one to suggest that Unamano aim to quadruple the revenues of the small businesses it targeted, an audacious goal given the long odds facing any emerging-market start-up.

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Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 24, 2011

Win the hearts and minds of individuals, so they share and work toward your organization’s goals. Front Runners step-by-step program includes case studies, illustrations, graphs, glossary, and bibliography. Eloquence: Reckless energy dissipates and loses its effect. For maximum impact you need to express yourself clearly.

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Energy Follow-up Industry Learning-by-Doing 66

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

If all went well, Blue Sky would soon be using Prime's components in its energy-efficient cars and trucks. "At Lin Dachun, the VP and general manager of the automobile electronics unit, cheered. When the brakes are applied, mechanical energy flows back to the traction motors, which then act as electrical generators.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2013

Editor''s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If we treat VillageCar the same way, we''re going to lose all the potential benefits, which are even greater in this case.". "We''ve The energy there is great.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 30, 2015

"In a world overpopulated with enormous egos, 40-year old Paul seemed to be an anomaly," begins the first of Waldroop and Butler's twelve case studies. "He Although he had never been a manager , Paul had considerable know-how as a banker and Latin America was his specialty. 3) Doing Too Much, Pushing Too Hard.

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Waldroop Execution Career Learning-by-Doing 70

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2011

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. She knew that Wayne had moved up from North Carolina to manage the facility. How long are we going to devote so much energy to a facility that's hemorrhaging money?".

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Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2015

Widget manufacturing companies team with retail management experts to open a string of widget stores. Managing mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Managing mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Corporations working with public sector and non-profit organizations to achieve mutual goals in the communities.

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Cooper Open-book Tourism Telecommunications 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

But when managers favor one employee over another, morale and productivity suffer. What Great Managers Do. Exceptional managers find and capitalize on their employees' unique strengths. .” ” Besides, Dillon adds, you shouldn’t “waste your energy” on disliking a colleague. Related Video.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2016

” Of course, your first step as a manager should be to avoid hiring toxic people in the first place , but once they’re on your team, it can be hard to get rid of them. “A manager can use this information to coach the person, or suggest resources to help address the root of the problem.”

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Management How To Document Case Study 14

Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

First-ever article on Dick Clark, as a business case study. Thanks to great mentors, I learned to be my own best self, a visionary thinker and a repository of great case studies. Finding common ground about the zeal and joys inherent in running a company results in better buy-in and support of the goals.

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Mentor Case Study Strategic Planning Learning-by-Doing 87

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

Managing your star performers should be no sweat, right? How do you manage someone who is knocking it out of the park? Whether your star performer has just joined your team or has been working for you for a while, here are some tips on how to manage her. After all, they’re delivering results and exceeding targets.

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Management How To Project Case Study 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Despite the media coverage of Boomers and how a tidal wave of retirements could impact business, many senior managers are kicking the can down the road, putting off the job of creating a system and process for capturing knowledge. Manager can avoid this by taking some steps now to prepare for the day when key workers leave.

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How To Tacit Knowledge Intellectual Capital Newsletter 72

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Despite the media coverage of Boomers and how a tidal wave of retirements could impact business, many senior managers are kicking the can down the road, putting off the job of creating a system and process for capturing knowledge. Manager can avoid this by taking some steps now to prepare for the day when key workers leave.

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How To Tacit Knowledge Mentor Intellectual Capital 62

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Organizational careers don’t look the way they did before,” says Peter Cappelli, professor of management at the Wharton School and coauthor of Managing the Older Worker. It’s more common to see someone younger managing someone older.” Besides, your goal is to help your team “move beyond the labels.”

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Management Mentor Human Resources Incentives 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Managing a perfectionist can be challenging but it's not impossible. In many cases, this compulsive behavior can be the thorn in the side of a great performer. "I Stomberg Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and the author of Flying Without a Net. Case Study #1: Find a better job fit.

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Kaplan Management How To Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Getting people to work together isn’t easy, and unfortunately many leaders skip over the basics of team building in a rush to start achieving goals. How do you form group norms, establish clear goals, and create an environment where everyone feels comfortable and motivated to contribute? Set or clarify goals.

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Team Case Study Goal Project 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

As a manager, you may not be working on a fishing boat or in armed combat. Or have you been taught to manage by objectives and metrics to monitor performance, and that bonding with your team members will be seen as a distraction at best or weakness at worst? As a manager of any enterprise, your own storm will come someday.

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Bond Resistance Management by Objectives Maturity 19

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

Managing Climate Change: Lessons from the U.S. The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability. It’s time for sustainability to be a real goal for businesses striving to ensure a competitive future. Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Co. Climate Change on HBR.org. by Forest L. Reinhardt and Michael W.

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Project Henderson Supply Chain Short-term 8

Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 26, 2020

. “Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence others to achieve a common goal.” –Jan-Benedict After studying, researching, and writing so much on leadership, what is your definition? Leadership is “the ability of an individual to influence others to achieve a common goal.” Jan-Benedict Steenkamp.

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Servant Leader Leadership Styles Short-term Tactics 107

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

When we launched the Harvard Business Review/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation last year, we aimed to enlist the most progressive practitioners and thinkers in the collective effort of reinventing what we call "the technology of human accomplishment." Vote on your favorite challenges. See the Proposed Challenges for examples.).

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

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. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

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

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2015

It could be that your home life is taking up more of your energy than usual. Burnout — the mental and physical exhaustion you experience when the demands of your work consistently exceed the amount of energy you have available — has been called the epidemic of the modern workplace. Or maybe you’re just bored.

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Motivation How To Long-term Stress 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2018

” Perhaps the biggest challenge in dealing with a colleague who has this mentality is “the negativity” that this person exudes, says Amy Jen Su, managing partner of Paravis Partners and coauthor of Own the Room. “You need to surround yourself with people who bring you energy, lift you up, and who are positive forces.”

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Case Study Goal Stress Self-aware 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2016

How do you develop an effective relationship with your manager when the person filling that role keeps shifting? Managing your relationship with your boss is challenging enough as it is. . “Talk about who you are, how you work, your strengths, and your goals,” Rebele adds. How much of an investment should you make?

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Learning-by-Doing Career Case Study Energy 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It's common knowledge that helping employees set and reach goals is a critical part of every manager's job. Employees want to see how their work contributes to larger corporate objectives, and setting the right targets makes this connection explicit for them, and for you, as their manager. What the Experts Say.

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Goal Objective Long-term Case Study 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. ” When we talk with corporate executives around the country, they almost always ask the same question: Can managers and CEOs really accomplish their business goals while also advancing society’s goals?

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Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

degrees Celsius , or even 2 degrees (the stated long-term goals). That said, with 187 countries pledging collective action to cut carbon emissions, the deal will have vast repercussions for business , particularly as governments put into place policies to remake our energy, transportation, and building systems. Goals matter.

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Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2013

A seminal review showed that we become more prudent, emotionally stable, and assertive with age, while our energy and intellectual curiosity dwindle after adolescence. On the one hand, there is no shortage of famous case studies to illustrate radical transformations in people’s reputation (their public persona).

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Self-aware Reputation PR Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Cultural contextualization involves making sure that the initiative reflects the language and norms of the organization, and that instructors are skillful in helping managers examine the manifestations and consequences of those norms. Participants, who invest time and energy in it, often care more about its personalization instead.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2017

What should a manager do? To help people stay focused despite what may be going on in the world or the office, Fernandez believes in “compassionate management,” where you “seek to understand how you can be of service and benefit to employees while balancing the need to keep them on task.” What the Experts Say.

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Productivity Products Team Uncertainty 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2016

If you approach a new position or responsibility with the goal of “killing it right off the bat, you’re setting yourself up for failure,” says Cuddy. “Goals are a moving target,” she says, requiring constant setting and resetting. Case Study #1: Focus on the opportunity and set small, achievable goals.

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How To Case Study Tactics Goal 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2016

What do you need to change as the manager and what do you need to ask your direct report to do differently as well? “One-on-ones are one of the most important productivity tools you have as a manager,” she says. A more realistic goal may be to jot down a list of bullet points that you’d like to discuss.

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Productivity Products How To Report 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2013

A 130-year-old energy conglomerate, Black Hills doubled its workforce to about 2,000 employees after an acquisition. Like many energy companies, a combination of challenges — an aging workforce, the need for specialized skills, and a lengthy timeline for getting employees to full competence — created a significant talent risk.

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Company Human Resources Metrics Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

An important part of your job as a manager is making sure everyone on your team has the right amount of work. Delegating work to your team may sound like a straightforward task of management, but, in fact, it’s complicated. “As a manager, you’re thinking about: What matters to our customers and shareholders? .”

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