Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Public speaking tends to be a love-or-hate pursuit. Indeed, the economics can be enticing. Almost invariably, one of the first questions aspiring speakers ask is how to find a speakers’ bureau to help them book engagements. I’ve worked with a few, and they can be helpful. Tim Ellis/Getty Images. Dorie Clark.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

This can be especially frustrating when your boss is blind to this chameleon-like behavior and gives your colleague praise or even promotions. You may be tempted to call out the inconsistent behavior, but before you do anything, take the time to understand why the person behaves the way they do and what can you do about it.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Being a good doctor is a lot like being a good mentor. Along the way, we’ve found that practicing mindfulness — being patient, focused on the moment, and accepting of events as they unfold — is important. Consider, first, how similar doctoring and mentoring can be. 1: Be available.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2016

In some workplaces, reorgs and personnel changes are constant, which means that you might be getting a new boss every few months. How do you develop an effective relationship with your manager when the person filling that role keeps shifting? How much of an investment should you make? ” Discover the new priorities.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

How should you address it with your colleague? And how do you make sure it doesn’t hurt your reputation with your boss? It could also be that they’re conflict averse and afraid to address the issue with you directly. You might be tempted to stomp over to the person’s desk and read them the riot act.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

Most people have been asked that perennial, and somewhat annoying, question: "Where do you see yourself in five years?" Can you really know what job you'll be doing, or even want to be doing, in five years? The first step is knowing the answer for yourself. Be introspective. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

For many, self-appraisals are a particularly annoying part of the process. How can you be honest without coming off as arrogant, or shooting yourself in the foot? Dick Grote, author of How to Be Good at Performance Appraisals , has a lot to say about self-appraisals and most of it isn't good.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Here are some of the behaviors that are in the bottom 25% as assessed by the peers of the high potential leaders I work with: Regularly takes time to step back and define or redefine what needs to be done. What have you been meaning to do yourself but haven’t gotten around to yet? Here’s the story that I come up with.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2017

One of the most stressful things about being self-employed is managing your cash flow. And if a client is late, how should you address it, especially if you want to work with this company again? ” And yet, even if you do everything right, clients can still be frustratingly late with their payments. . What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

How should you respond? No matter who’s making the request, your star performer or an average one, you’re likely to feel taken aback or annoyed at being put in this position. Most managers do, says Dick Grote, performance management consultant and author of How to Be Good at Performance Appraisals.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

If you'd like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and email address. It was intended to be a helpful comment; Oswald's Brazilian medical degree didn't allow him to see patients in Europe. It might be better if — " she began.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Are you being fair and objective? While this is a difficult thing to figure out, and accurate self-evaluations are rare, you can start by asking yourself four questions. If the person you dislike is an exception, in that you tend to like most people from his or her group, you are less likely to be biased.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2017

We all know people who seem to be constantly stressed out — who claim to be buried in work, overloaded with projects, and without a minute to spare. Colleagues like that can be difficult to work with, but you probably don’t have a choice. How do you deal with coworkers who can’t handle stress?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you'd like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your email address. Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Gloria Londoño scanned the tables at the Opera restaurant. Take it home.

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