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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP is a broad term, and it applies to those who you might not have a positive perception of — including mobsters. How is that possible when mobsters cannot simply have team members sign up for an online training course or activate their methods through “Mafia Academy?”. These include: 1. Zimmerman , Ph.D.,

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Where Will You Be in Five Years?

Harvard Business Review

Saying you want P&L responsibility in five years when you have no such ambitions may land you the job, but ultimately will you be happy? Case Study #1: Know where you thrive. And if Dennis leaves, I will keep the train going until we get a new dean. Case Study #2: Be honest about the future.

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Real Leaders Have Real Lives

Harvard Business Review

In this post I describe a couple of case studies from Target executives who have been experimenting with creative ways to integrate the different parts of their lives — and how they're teaching others to do the same. David is a VP who is accountable for a multi-billion dollar P & L business.

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Case Study: The Gentleman's 3

Harvard Business Review

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. It is based on the HBS Case Study "Compensation and Performance Evaluation at Arrow Electronics" (case no. 800290), by Brian J. Hall and Carleen Madigan.

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Case Study: Time for a Unified Campaign?

Harvard Business Review

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. You're responsible for your own P&L, just like all the other hotel managers, and that includes promotional spending of any kind. Welcome, welcome." Hans, hello.".

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Three Diversity "Best Practices" That Hurt Women

Harvard Business Review

But gender imbalance isn't solved by being more self-aware or "inclusive" — which is what most diversity training focuses on (although that doesn't hurt). Our annual Global Gender balance Scorecard shows that 63% of the women sitting on Executive Committees of the top 100 US companies are in support functions, not P&L roles.