HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

It involves assessing an employee’s strengths and weaknesses, setting goals, and providing feedback on their performance. Providing effective performance feedback examples and performance appraisal comments can help managers provide constructive feedback that empowers employees to achieve their goals.

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CO2

JULY 6, 2011

Many years of camping as a Camp Thunderbird camper and, later, at Outward Bound helped prepare me for the first event of the Adventure TEAM Challenge : lighting a fire and boiling a can of water. All that was needed was some toilet paper, a storm-proof butane lighter, and a knife so sharp that it went through wood like butter.

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Ryan Team BPM Short-term 104

Skip Prichard

JUNE 28, 2019

Set an aspirational stretch goal that is within reach, but only if things change. Good execution requires a “Sharp focus and commitment to a few clearly identified goals.” They are: Sharp focus and commitment to a few clearly identified goals. Don’t treat your stated strategy as a given if it’s not.

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Sull How To Insourcing Sharpe 71

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

Any other career advice you recommend for finding the right career, goals, growth, or changing careers? Any other career advice you recommend for finding the right career, goals, growth, or changing careers? Always keep up with emerging trends and technologies in your specific sector. This will keep you competitive and relevant.

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Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Neuroscientists have found that when it comes to creating memories around an event that sparks an emotional response, our brain experiences a form of tunnel vision where our focus becomes so sharp for certain details that we end up overlooking others which at that time might have seemed unimportant or unrelated.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Authority on new technology and communication. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. Former HR Director and member of executive management team at the National Irish Bank. Claire Diaz-Ortiz – Technology innovator and speaker.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Being sharp means being succinct. So, in teaming up with those who can do what I can’t, they might need what I do. If you rely on searches for your background research, so will those you work with (if they are sharp). Have collaboration goals and processes well-defined so that expectations MATCH. Mine your backyard.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

While Blue Sky is an SOE, I think they really want to differentiate themselves, and they're willing to use a lot of our technology.". The only person not applauding was Wang Xiguo, the engineer who had led the development of Prime's power train technology. He had led a team that created several prototypes for Apex.

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Case Study Technology Tacit Knowledge Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

This is a sharp contrast with the investment that senior leaders used to make in employees. What are job goals and key success metrics? It’s best to identify these along with your manager, but if that’s not happening then write down what you understand the goals and key performance indicators to be. Erika Andersen.

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Career Development Company Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

You and Your Team Series. When cross-departmental rivalries get heated and conflicts arise, I’ve frequently seen companies turn to team-building events or motivational speakers who talk about trust. ” The goal is to increase the respect the departments have for one another and build greater commitment to collective success.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 30, 2011

Technology, too, has brought us closer together and the opportunities we have to develop relationships and work with others on-line are many and varied. We should not assume that everyone involved is clear about the goal. For major progress to occur, it is so important for people to work together in teams.

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Blog Diversity Learning-by-Doing Self-aware 55

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

While the middle class has been eroded by currency depreciation and recession, the Russian consumer remains technologically savvy, interested in quality Western brands, and able to spend. Their goal is to lower product prices to gain market share away from competitors who import into the country.

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Depreciation B2B Price Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2012

On January 3, Kahn Academy announced that Vi Hart would be moving to Mountain View and joining its team. The underlying technology is PowerPoint but it is accelerated beyond what one could do in a lecture hall. These developments stand in sharp contrast to what Apple has focused on.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

You can say something like, "I know that these are the goals that we set together. What can I do to help you achieve those goals?" You shouldn't assume your team members will be upfront the first time you ask. It could be someone on your team, a peer, a mentor, or a coach. Request examples.

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360-Degree Feedback How To Construction Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

Imagine a team at a ski company that's faced with a big problem: When skiers make sharp turns at high speeds, the edges of their skis lift from the snow, causing the skiers to sometimes lose control. The team needed to lessen the vibrations of its skis. Reduce describes the change you are looking for.

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Software Innovation Sharpe Efficiency 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 16, 2017

Conducting a campaign of brand exposure requires research and assembling of your team. Outline clearly your goal for a new product or marketing campaign and spell out your expectations of each member. You need a compelling, short, sharp message, but at the same time, doesn’t seem rushed or underhanded. Photo courtesy of Pexels.

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Marketing Brand Advertising Marketing Strategy 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2012

Innovation teams tasked with creating new products or technologies or iterating existing ones need tension to produce breakthroughs, and tension comes from diverse points of view. We've all been on these teams. We've all been on these teams. Assembling and managing diverse teams is hard work. How to get started?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I found it to be helpful because it bridges the gap between Big Company Processes, and smaller entrepreneurial start-up goal-setting. These cascading missions should dovetail seamlessly; if each direct report in your team succeeds in their specific missions, you should automatically succeed as well. It’s acceptable (and advisable!)

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Innovation Constraint Analysis Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2011

Feeling cooped up in the executive offices and oppressed by the presence of the media, MacDonagle had gone outside to breathe some air — actually, some tobacco smoke — and had invited the sharp young program manager Samantha Van Sant to join him. Rapid ramp-up was a laudable goal," he said. She knew speed was critical.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

But that policy came at the cost of badly degraded incentives for providers to invest in new technologies, leaving the EU with minimal cable Internet, fiber-optic networks, or high-speed mobile broadband. The authors, an American team consisting of a legal academic and a communications professional who have long urged nationalization of U.S.

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