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Why do some talented executives fail?

Coaching Tip

In their book, Maximum Success: Changing the Twelve Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead , James Waldroop and Timothy Butler identify twelve behavior patterns--what they call "Achilles' heels" — that can harm, or seriously hinder, a person's career development. 1) Never Feeling Good Enough. "In

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Accidental Leaders

Coaching Tip

Companies need to do due diligence to select leaders who have the desire, motivation-and skills-to be a leader or you've failed the individual and the organization." Broadening skills (39%), to advance their career (33%), making a greater contribution to the company (33%), and power and influence (21%). What can we learn from this?

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Harvard Business Review on Finding & Keeping the Best People: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Harvard Business Review on Finding & Keeping the Best People Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to recruit, hire, onboard, and retain the workers who possess the character, talent, and skills your company needs This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in HBR.

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Make Work Meaningful for Your Freelancers, Too

Harvard Business Review

The concept, introduced by Timothy Butler and James Waldroop, allows people to make small changes to a role or assignment to better tap into an individual’s skills, experiences, or work preferences so that they stay engaged. Provide opportunities for job sculpting. Check in and offer feedback.