Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2014

Hess Learn or Die is a book everyone who is serious about learning and growth—personally or organizationally—should read. If you thought you were serious about it, Learn or Die will take you to a whole new level with tools, case studies, and insights that will challenge your commitment to learning.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2017

Whether you’re familiarizing yourself with new processes or new people, there will be a learning curve. Case Study #1: Reestablish yourself as a senior leader in the organization by being generous with your knowledge. Network around the company. Dwell on the reasons you left in the first place.

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Company PR Learning-by-Doing Maturity 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Case study #1: Embrace your personal passions as the source of new opportunities. It was a huge learning curve for me: I had to read the back of CDs to find out the names of producers and songwriters,” she says. Case study #2: Leverage your expertise and connections to give back.

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Planning Freedman Learning-by-Doing Career 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

“They’re going to be on a learning curve.” Case Study #1: Don’t take it personally, and trust them to do the job. ” Case Study #2: Have compassion and talk about the change. Remember to be patient, too. ” Don’t kiss up and become a confidante.

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CTO Case Study Learning Curve Operations 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Corporations have become extended families, thus embracing dysfunctionality, changes, modifications and learning curves. 7 Levels of Yesterdayism… Learning from the Past… Sources of Insights: Think They’ve Been There… Haven’t Yet Fully Learned from It. Applying Pop Culture to Today.

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Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 60

Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2013

Corporations have become extended families, thus embracing dysfunctionality, changes, modifications and learning curves. 7 Levels of Yesterdayism… Learning from the Past… Sources of Insights: Think They’ve Been There… Haven’t Yet Fully Learned from It. Applying Pop Culture to Today.

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Planning Learning Curve Budgeting Learning-by-Doing 61

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

Case Study: The hiring risk pays off. The learning curve was steep but he was able to come up to speed quickly and is now thriving in the position. Confuse education and experience with skills; a candidate with lots of experience still may not have the capabilities to do the job. John came on board in early 2009.

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Finance Learning Curve Skills Learning-by-Doing 17

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Case Study #1: Handle potential trouble spots in a delicate but honest way. Case Study #2: Collaborate with the candidate. She would be entering a new industry, and there would be a learning curve.” Be vague—offer specific examples of the candidate’s abilities and strengths.

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Reference Letter Case Study Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

While this likely holds true for even non-technical corporate training, the problem is particularly acute for technical subjects, which often have steep learning curves and require a long uninterrupted period of study to master.

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Training Learning Curve Incubator Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

In theory, you could work on mastering numerous new domains at once, but experimental research and case studies suggest this isn't practical for full time workers. See the accompany chart for examples of cases where you could use SRS.) Does this opportunity require learning new terms, concepts, or narratives?

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