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5 Most Important Leadership Competencies for Function Leaders

Center for Creative Leadership

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. They run business units and geographic regions. How well do your leaders perform in these critically important areas?

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To Blog or Not to Blog?

N2Growth Blog

I’m also not a fan of going to a blog to read third party news, press or the re-blogging of someone else’s information published for no other reason then to boost their search engine rankings. You Know How To Say It : Mark Twain I’m not, but for the most part I can put across a cogent thought. I Think Not.

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How to Capture Value from Collaboration, Especially If You’re Skeptical About It

Harvard Business Review

For example, one earthquake engineer, Stuart, had a career breakthrough when he joined a large structural investigation project led by a team of senior partners in his firm. To Foster Innovation, Connect Coworkers Who Share Aspirations. You and Your Team Series. Collaboration. Amy Jen Su. Celia de Anca and Salvador Aragón.

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Business Wisdom from the Commencement Speakers of 2014

Harvard Business Review

Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, speaking at City Colleges of Chicago. In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. You’re witnessing creative destruction and disruptive innovation at work. Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started.

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Can Charisma Be Taught?

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, "perhaps only in Silicon Valley would a group of engineers think they could hack their way to charisma with a series of neuroscientific shortcuts." This is how opportunities to be nimble and innovative are squandered, he says, and how companies become irrelevant.

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One Microsoft. Four Ways to Integrate Fiefdoms.

Harvard Business Review

The person in charge of online banking might want a different offering than the person leading the branch offices, just as an engineering head might want a different set of product features than a manufacturing VP. Design "integration mechanisms" and operate them with rigor. COO Mark Fields now runs this mechanism.

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