Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Below is an actual Executive Coaching and Managerial Leadership Training + Development process I facilitated. Situation: Currently there is an authoritarian style of management creating a decrease in morale, satisfaction with work and innovation amongst employees. The methods and processes worked! Coaching Peak Performance.

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Case Study 360-Degree Feedback Execution TRIZ 116

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 16, 2013

If performance metrics are established based upon the “feeling of the manager” then you will achieve misery, anger and fear…which is mutually exclusive of engagement. The measurements must be co-established by employee and manager in reference to the goal set. The manager screamed that he could not micromanage everyone.

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Objective Case Study Team Metrics 121

Curious Cat

MARCH 10, 2015

A Case Study Madison, Wisconsin (1981-1993). Begin discussion with top management team and train them. Share feedback with the chief and his management team. Get buy-in from top department managers. Survey external customers—citizens; those who live and work in the community. Transformational Steps.

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Case Study System Decentralization Management 40

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 24, 2019

As I wrote Building Blocks — Case Studies of a Serial Entrepreneur , I realized that over the years, I toiled with many of my failures, but I never analyzed the variables of the successes. I managed a national top-forty accounting and consulting firm (SS&G). People leave managers, not companies.

Leadership Development 175

Leadership Development Development Leadership Flextime 175

Chart Your Course

APRIL 6, 2015

It’s not surprising, then, that 39% of American workers in a recent Glassdoor survey say they believe they don’t get paid fairly for their efforts. When that much of the workforce — 42% of women surveyed and 34% of men — feel they’re under-compensated for their work, employee motivation and performance suffer.

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White Paper Company Biotechnology Case Study 100

Chartered Management Institute

JUNE 28, 2023

Policy Paper: Private: West Midlands Future Prosperity Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email CMI’s latest policy paper, West Midlands Future Prosperity, developed in partnership with Aston University, sets out how management skills can boost growth in the region and beyond.

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Press Release Policies Newsletter Skills 52

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Amidst all the revenue numbers and share valuations that companies wear as a badge of honor, the concept of employee relationship management has emerged as another undeniable sign of a successful organization. What is Employee Relations?

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Schein Industry Long-term Automotive 98

Chart Your Course

MAY 3, 2016

The Fortune survey also reported that the top leaders sought employee feedback to involve them in creating company policies and programs. The page also highlights the career paths, management program and internship program that the company offers. By making the workforce an integral part of the shaping of the culture, it thrives.

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Positioning Career Absenteeism How To 100

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 24, 2016

The term “drive performance” is popular in a bottom-line, transactional world made up of managers and executives who lead through their positional authority. Barry Posner and Jim Kouzes, authors of the bestselling book The Leadership Challenge , have surveyed tens of thousands of employees about what they look for and admire in a leader.

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Loyalty Development Leadership Case Study 150

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2020

Each year, businesses in the United States waste about $8 billion managing paper alone. Sales orders can be distributed to the manager for approval, while the finance manager can promptly receive credit applications to review and approve. Applications by your personnel can easily be sent to the relevant HR staff for review.

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Software Compliance Learning Curve Cost 67

Chart Your Course

JULY 8, 2015

A recent global SHRM survey on succession planning showed only 50% of organizations have adequate bench strength to assume critical leadership roles. Successful succession planning strategies identify talented employees suited to fill positions of managers and other organization leaders. How effective was it? All rights reserved.

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Crisis Planning Committee Succession 100

HR Digest

JULY 14, 2021

Seasoned executives in large corporations may have loads of experience in management, but there are many aspects of business that need to be honed constantly to make it to the top of the ladder. A good way of doing that is through some executive business programs on offer in almost all major business management colleges. Cost Factor.

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Short-term Leadership Pipeline Execution Leadership 59

Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 21, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License.

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Resources Consultative White Paper Human Resources 100

Leading with Trust

MARCH 20, 2022

HIRE FOR CHARACTER, TRAIN FOR COMPETENCE,” I have said it a thousand times. Performance change and trust can be measured using a quick mini survey. This process would occur in 30-day intervals over a 9-12 month period with interim mini-surveys focused on the behaviour and completed by the stakeholders. Yes – 88%.

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Ethics Servant Leader Execution Survey 95

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Seven years ago, Bank of America launched Neighborhood Builders ®, a program that provides grants and, more importantly, leadership training to managers of "high-potential" non-profit organizations in the communities where the bank does business. There was this whole world out there of nonprofit management practices."

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Case Study Banking Participative Training 14

The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The company was diligently surveying and tracking employee engagement and satisfaction with leadership behaviors, teamwork and cooperation, communication, performance management/coaching, and the like. The survey scores were static across the last few years. That calls for a non-linear approach we call cross-training.

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Webinar Survey Cooper Case Study 49

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2016

Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. “I brought some trains to keep them occupied,” Vikram said, pulling the toys out of a rucksack. According to our customer surveys, they want it desperately.

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Case Study Survey Course Class 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

When it comes to training and workforce development, lots of them. In a 2014 survey , 55% of executives said a major constraint to investing in training was that they did not know how to measure success. And in another survey, 87% said they cannot calculate quantifiable returns on their learning investments.

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Training ROI Attrition Metrics 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 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. And those employee survey results are abysmal.". Vijay had stormed out of the office and immediately sent a resignation e-mail to Thomas Leman, the firm's managing partner.

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Case Study Consultative McKinsey Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 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. Tom looked up from his paper-strewn desk and glumly surveyed the view from his new 29th-floor office in downtown Boston. You'll have to manage that. She paused. "I

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Case Study Airlines Hotels Software 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Surveying the wreckage, Laura felt queasy. “I took the train down,” he said. More than 2,000 workers had perished, and many more were injured. Laura sighed.

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Supply Chain Case Study Merchandising Hotels 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Today's workforce will need three times the amount of training that it now gets if the organization intends to stay in business, remain competitive and tackle the future successfully. Training is rarely allowed to be extensive. I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management. Teaching-Training. One Size Fits All.

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Education Company Succession Mentor 50

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

HR analytics, also known as people analytics or workforce analytics, is a data-driven approach that empowers Human Resources Management (HRM) by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting HR data. The term Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) emerged as organizations recognized the critical role HR plays in driving business success.

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Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Next Level Blog

JULY 23, 2010

The article reports that in a study conducted earlier this year by the insurer, Lloyds, the crew of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico had significant and ongoing concerns about the safety of the rig. I have the feeling that the disaster in the Gulf will be fodder for leadership case studies for years to come.

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Executive Coaching Open-book Blog Report 167

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 26, 2013

You will receive practical methods and customizable project management system templates. You will receive case studies and critical evaluation tools to help maximize your web experience. We will give you customizable focus group agendas and surveys to connect with and learn from your audiences. Web Essentials.

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Storytelling Audience Brand Long-term 54

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

To increase diversity at senior executive levels, more must be known about one group in particular: women of color in midlevel leadership, who successfully developed and progressed beyond individual contributor and first-line management. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? They pursue management challenges.

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Management Tacit Knowledge Diversity Leadership Pipeline 13

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

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Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

While it’s essential that leaders proactively create contingency plans for the next crisis – identify vulnerable areas, analyze the organization’s state of readiness, provide appropriate staff training, among other important tasks – there is a famous military maxim that says, “Every plan is a good one – until the first shot is fired.”

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Leadership Crisis Learning-by-Doing Team 132

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.” A collaborative approach works well when managing workers who are in their 20s, too.

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Management Mentor Human Resources Incentives 9

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.

How To 72

How To Tacit Knowledge Intellectual Capital Newsletter 72

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

The survey results show that no single management skill stands out above the rest. Respondents indicated that founders need to be management jacks-of-all-trades, so to speak. The non-MBA founders shared the view that it is very important for future leaders of technology ventures to build a wide range of management skills.

Engineering 13

Engineering Finance Survey Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2018

To answer these questions, we asked 1,100 people in an online opt-in survey about the changes, if any, they’re seeing in their workplaces. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of the respondents in our survey describe #MeToo as “healthy,” and 45% say talking about harm they are experiencing is now safer.

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Survey Mentor Report Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

For enterprise risk management, key policies include a statement of risk appetite and explicit risk tolerance levels for critical risks. The company's performance measurement and incentive systems, and the degree to which risk management is considered, will also have a profound impact on employee behavior. An HBR Mini Case Study.

Management 12

Management Banking Committee Risk Management 12

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.

How To 62

How To Tacit Knowledge Mentor Intellectual Capital 62

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2012

The secret isn't rocket science — it's a full-time commitment to the art and science of project management. PMI's Pulse of the Profession Survey shows that more than two-thirds of project-based organizations have created a dedicated Project Management Office to lead such efforts. Leveraging Executive Sponsors.

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Project Survey Budgeting Conflict of Interest 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2018

Healthcare is a high stress environment, where, understandably, information security training is often not the top priority. Without adequate security awareness and training, people will recklessly open email messages from strangers, click on suspicious links, and take other needless risks.

Health Care 9

Health Care Forrester Policies Tactics 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2012

The secret isn't rocket science — it's a full-time commitment to the art and science of project management. PMI's Pulse of the Profession Survey shows that more than two-thirds of project-based organizations have created a dedicated Project Management Office to lead such efforts. Leveraging Executive Sponsors.

Project 13

Project Survey Budgeting Conflict of Interest 13