Mike Cardus

AUGUST 8, 2011

As a manager you are stressed…this process will teach you systems, methods and skills to lessen your stress. As managers we all know there are skills and areas of improvement…this process will work with you to close the gaps and build upon your strengths. " Michael Samulski Director of Finance Autistic Services, Inc.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

– How to Create and Implement a Knowledge Transfer Program, part 1 Posted by Ken Ball and Gina Gotsill on November 10, 2010 · 2 Comments The clock is ticking: next year, in 2011, the oldest of the 76 million Baby Boomers turn 65. Will younger workers have the knowledge and skills to run our organizations when they do?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

” Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. After all, sales and finance were often at odds in organizations, and the conflict hadn’t had a big impact on Barker’s revenues. Doing Just Fine.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

– How to Create and Implement a Knowledge Transfer Program, part 2 Posted by Ken Ball and Gina Gotsill on November 17, 2010 · 2 Comments Now that you’ve looked at your workforce (in The Boomers are Leaving! She is also a fellow of the Poynter Institute, a journalism think tank based in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The depth and breadth of the skills and talents possessed by this next generation of CHROs have taken them from not having a “seat at the table” too often making them a logical choice as a successor candidate to CEOs. Jeff has written case studies at Harvard Business School and INSEAD and taught leadership at Yale Law School.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2011

Career Mapping guides you through the tangled expressways of the job search helping you design a personalized road map for career success fueled by your personal passions, skills, and interests. If you are a functional expert, say in HR or finance, you might tend to think your skills are transferrable and can be applied anywhere.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2018

Case Study #1: Make small adjustments to your environment, and look for ways to enhance your job description. “A colleague of mine suggested the idea as a way to better my own career and transform how I approached my work,” he says. Second, he thought about new ways he could bring those passions and skills to bear.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2015

.” Christine Riordan, a leadership coach and president-elect of Adelphi University, agrees: “To be able to motivate and inspire others, you need to learn how to listen in both individual meetings and at the group level.” ” Fortunately, there are concrete ways to improve this important skill. Make it a priority.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

Some people do make the switch consciously in order to capitalize on their unique skills and networks, earn more money directly, escape the corporate grind, and have more work-life flexibility. Knowing how much to charge is one of the things your network can help you with right away. Case Study #1: Get your ducks in a row first.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Unfortunately, most of us don’t know how to make the job decisions that lead to satisfaction. ” As a result, we often pick jobs for the wrong reasons, says Karen Dillon, coauthor of How Will You Measure Your Life. This is often a question of how close to the frontlines you want to be. Buckle down on your finances.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2015

” Here’s how to revive your interest in your work. “Our skills grow and deepen when we teach others,” says Spreitzer. Case Study #1: The power of enthusiastic peers. ” Case Study #2: Taking on new tasks. Take action. But you shouldn’t sit back and hope things change.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

But how exactly do you drive a hard bargain while also employing soft skills? How do you advocate for what you want without burning important bridges? ” Here’s how to negotiate to produce a lasting relationship and an outcome that works for you. How to Negotiate with Someone More Powerful than You.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

The key is to learn how to handle them in a way that produces “a better outcome: less pain for you, and less pain for the person you’re talking to,” he says. Here’s how to get what you need from these hard conversations — while also keeping your relationships intact. .” “We had to move on.”

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

So whether you’re actively trying to change roles or just exploring different professional paths, here are some tips on how to make the most of an informational interview. Work on your listening and conversation skills too. Instead, ask for advice on how to position yourself in the job market. Prepare and practice.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2015

You suspect that your finance colleague might be fudging numbers, your boss isn’t telling his manager the truth about an important project, or your co-worker is skipping out of the office early but leaving her computer on so it looks like she’s just down the hall. How do you know when it’s worth speaking up or not? .

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

As politicians and economists puzzle over America's jobless recovery, managers who have started to hire again face another problem: how to handle all the overqualified candidates coming through their doors. In fact, sales associates in her study who were thought to be overqualified actually performed better.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Communication skills are so essential for leaders that it is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Oddly enough, the key to becoming a skillful communicator is rarely found in what has been taught in the world of academia. Communicate more effectively.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company. What made their ascent possible? And what factors helped or hindered advancement in their organization? They pursue management challenges.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Moreover, almost everybody in a company has certain opinions about how to do HR. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. If you want to conduct an employee survey, ask business stakeholders about its relevance and how to do it. Moreover, almost everybody in a company has certain opinions about how to do HR.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2012

On the contrary, they may become the most powerful tools yet developed to raise the productivity of high-skill knowledge workers — the kind of workers who help drive innovation and growth, and who are going to be in increasingly short supply.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

But once you know what you want to be better at — be it public speaking , using social media, or analyzing data — how do you start? Of course, learning techniques will vary depending on the skill and the person, but there are some general rules you can follow. Know how you learn best. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

While it’s clear that CEOs need to consider AI’s business implications, the technology’s nascence in business settings makes it less clear how to profitably employ it. Even large digital natives such as Amazon and Google have turned to companies and talent outside their confines to beef up their AI skills.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

Do you have a marketable skill? “The first step is to make sure that you have a skill that’s in demand,” says King. These are typically specific, functional abilities like project management, web development, financial analysis — or advisory skills that come from years of experience.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

Here's how to decide whether it's really time to quit, and if so, how to leave effectively: Watch for signals. When people ask me how things are going, my standard response is that I love what I'm doing, which doesn't mean that I like it on any given day," says Schlesinger. Case Study #1: Weigh the costs of staying.

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Starting a Business From Home: How to Find Success Note: This post was written in collaboration with Amy Collett , a personal branding strategist and author of You, Exemplified: The Role of Personal Branding in Your Professional Life. As a startup, your finances will likely be very thin as is.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

How to Stay Stuck in the Wrong Career. Clark recommends listing the “concrete skills you need to develop in order to be successful at pursuing your passion full-time.” ” Once you have a list of necessary skills, figure out how to acquire them. ” Further Reading. Professional Transitions Article.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Comments The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises (Larry Prusak, Brook Manville, and Tom Davenport are at work on a book on judgment and how to cultivate it as an organizational, not just individual, strength.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

. “It’s very hard to start a new initiative,” says John Butman, author of Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas. ” It may be difficult, but it’s also a vital skill to master. ” Here are some pointers on how to get your idea moving. ” Ashford concurs.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

More on: Managing yourself , Morale , Work life balance Join the Discussion | More by This Author | Email/Share Previous The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement Next How to Turn Garbage into Gold Never miss a new post from your favorite blogger again with the Harvard Business Review Daily Alert email.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He did not, from my point of view, have the skills to run the big company that we had produced. How can a company avoid Citigroups misstep and establish beforehand whether the CEO has the aptitude to lead process improvement? But they have very little interest in how to get the ideas put into operation.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The problem is “then nobody else learns how to do [the tasks], and you’re not building the capacity of the team.” “Put the tasks that do not fit under any specific role on a list and then figure out—with your team’s help—how to handle it.” ” Clarify roles.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

You can’t control how others react to the news, but you can control how it gets communicated. Claman suggests collaborating with your exiting employee on how to best present the departure. Now you have some difficult decisions to make about how to divvy up responsibilities while you’re short-staffed.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

My experience with Target should bolster anyone's case that you can be a committed A-player executive, a good parent, an attentive spouse, a healthy person with time for hobbies — yes, hobbies! His wife is a finance director at another company. — and a community life. Alan is a VP located on the West coast.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

More on: Consumer goods , Decision making , Strategy Join the Discussion | More by This Author | Email/Share Previous How to Turn Garbage into Gold Next With New York Schools Appointment, Bloomberg Did it His Way Never miss a new post from your favorite blogger again with the Harvard Business Review Daily Alert email.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

What knowledge and skills does Alice need to lead a technology venture? And what’s the best way to acquire that know-how? The survey results show that no single management skill stands out above the rest. As one respondent said, “Every one of these skills is important. Several themes emerged.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

The impact of her lack of leadership and management skills resulted in a tremendous amount of mistrust, uncertainty and poor moral. The beautiful thing about your story is it makes for a wonderful case study. Any manager or supervisor that showed any leadership or aggressiveness was immediately dismissed. It’s that strong.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

Here are some tips on how to do that. To improve your problem-solving skills? Case Study #1: Get to know the founder and spend quality time with the team. He also considered the impact a change might have on his family and its finances. ” Case Study #2: Determine what you want out of the experience.

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