HR Digest

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A slight twist on the classical passing-the-parcel game, in this game a big box is wrapped multiple times. The team which manages to get to the gift the fastest is declared the winner. You are not allowed to speak and must rely on non-verbal communication to help your team score some points. Unearthing the gift.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

CEOs need a plan to back their team with vaccination policies. Blackrock: Back in June, the asset manager required all of its employees to report their vaccination status. Deloitte: The world’s largest management consulting form is requiring employees who enter its facilities to be fully vaccine by Oct. 25 from September.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

By Susan Gunelius Guest post by Abby Marks Beale (learn more about Abby at the end of this post) As a solo entrepreneur, I have learned to spend my time on those things I major in (activities I am good at and like to do) while parceling out the things I minor in (tasks I am not good at or don’t enjoy) to those who have the expertise (and interest!).

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For a team member or manager, you do not have to introduce yourself over the email as they will know who you are and what the email is regarding. Greetings and salutations to you and your team at [Company]. The introduction to the email depends on your previous experience with the receiver and how familiar you are with them.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Building Better Teams Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why some teams “shoot out the lights”…and most don’t Those who aspire to help create and then lead create teams that deliver high-impact results will find the material in this HBR book invaluable.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Design will impact your messaging, positioning, business modeling, team building, resourcing, branding, and virtually every functional aspect of what you do. You bring up Apple, a shining example (no pun intended) of design being part and parcel of brand.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Female leaders need to recognize that taking time off is part and parcel of taking proper care of themselves. By Sylvia Lafair Do we have to go off to an island with limited access to the internet to get some quiet? I know of the CEO of a company who takes Fridays off during winter as “personal ski days.&#

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

GM’s bankruptcy and bailout four years ago earned it the nickname “Government Motors,” a reference to both the $80 billion lent by the US government (repaid in full in December, 2013) and to the bureaucratic, top-down management GM executives had used to try to reverse the company’s tailspin. They play well as a team.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2015

When you take your first leadership role, or find yourself at the helm of a new team, first impressions are essential to get right. I would call them “rookie mistakes,” but honestly, these are mistakes that many managers make – even seasoned ones. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing People. Add to Cart.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Skill development is clearly a major priority for companies and managers these days. While delivering millions of dollars in profits, these projects have helped develop a cadre of leaders who can inspire teams to achieve big goals. Managers learn how to articulate a business opportunity in ways that energize team members.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Team members and colleagues began to see her as a conflict avoider, and she lost their trust. There’s no question that an ability to manage conflict is part and parcel of all three. Communication Conflict Leadership Managing yourself' So how does someone like Sarah learn to embrace, rather than avoid, disagreement?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

However when managers can better articulate the behavioral patterns that constitute the culture, they can determine which behaviors facilitate results — and which behaviors should be avoided. Each person on the team answered these questions separately, and a facilitator consolidated them as the basis for a group discussion.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Under manager Joe Girardi , the New York Yankees baseball team won their 27th World Series championship title. Girardi has won more than 500 games as a manager. ” And it’s the same whether you are managing rookies or stars. ” You and Your Team. You’re ready? OK, go ahead.’

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2018

” and the marketing team provides one answer, sales a second, and accounting a third. Neither viewed market share as its top priority, but both kept it current in their databases to be ready for the occasional question from senior management. First, establish the required team. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you what it comes to." The truth is that Gradgrind would make a terrible manager. Each month, managers had been focusing on a new performance metric — first-call resolution, average call-time — so the phone staff was confused as a result. A man who is.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Even more important, it takes management time to align all teams, including those of the acquired businesses, to the transformation initiative. To keep all stakeholders aligned over the course of the transformation, the company’s executive team should be clear and unrelenting about the vision of its future and the rationale thereof.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

At some point in your career, even if you’re not a salesperson, you’re going to have to sell something — whether it’s your idea , your team, or yourself. And that is part and parcel of professional life. ” Earlier in his career, Damian worked as a management consultant. What the Experts Say. .”

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

After looking hard at the numbers and algorithms, the smartest — and richest — general managers and franchises have made up their collective minds: They're not paying a premium for yesterday. That's the new quantitative consensus reshaping professional sports worldwide. Yesterday" is a sunk cost.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

He is a leading authority on insurance, risk management, technology, and innovation. Management Advice from Jeff Bezos. The biggest surprise after studying the Amazon letters to shareholders written by Jeff Bezos is how much management advice he provides. Failure comes part and parcel with invention” (Bezos 2013 letter).

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2014

VCs, they’re told, take more of a long-term approach, have a greater degree of risk tolerance, and parcel out their funds in stages to mitigate risk. Innovation Project management' When investing in new growth businesses, corporate leaders are commonly advised to behave more like venture capitalists. That’s how you invest in growth.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

How talent management is changing. Collaboration is essential in professional services firms because most work is done in teams. The industry is even becoming more collaborative, as teams become global and diverse and the workplace becomes more virtual. Team members have to respect each other’s abilities and perspectives.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Anyone who has worked inside a large organization can rattle off a lengthy list of the things that regularly kill promising ideas: conflict with existing businesses, naysayers, management turmoil, insufficient resources. Many companies have figured out how to parcel out small amounts of money to employees cultivating something new.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2016

Companies such as Coastal Risk Consulting are developing flood risk statistical models at the parcel level. For those who decide to build in flood risk areas, construction teams will be able to use modular materials that can be disassembled like Lego pieces. Sponsored by Dell and Intel® Fostering sustainable growth in urban areas.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Whether you have a new manager or have worked with your current boss for years, what can you do to make sure your boss appreciates what you bring to the job? A recent HBR study of nearly 20,000 employees around the world found that the most important thing that workers want from their managers is respect. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

It’s essential to step back and ask not only whether the team has identified the right plans or solutions but whether they have identified the right questions and problems in the first place. Visualize positive outcomes : As Daniel Goleman argues , positivity is part and parcel of focused attention.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

CEO Kenneth Samet, along with Wagner and the six other executives on the leadership team, set a long-term goal of building a major growth business from these new areas. This annual pool of resources and money is parceled out to the various initiatives in the innovation portfolio as those projects evolve and grow in importance over time.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

By managing the three key properties of networks that either propel you forward or hold you back—breadth, connectivity, and dynamism—you can develop a stronger network and use it as an essential leadership tool. This article will show you how to reinvent your network, by managing these three critical dimensions.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

While top-level jobs are tough on everyone, the transition to senior management comes with extra challenges for women. At the center is managing your mental energy: How to gain it, maintain it, and not drain it. Senior leadership teams are often political, and failures typically have much larger consequences.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

Yet, according to Donald Sull’s research in the March issue of HBR, almost half of top executives cannot connect the dots between their company’s strategic priorities; and two out of three middle managers say they simply do not understand their strategic direction. You can accomplish the same thing with waitlists.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2014

Even middle management has its value, he says. When Google founder and CEO Larry Page cut out a bunch of managers in an effort to reduce "friction," the result was frustration and confusion. That''s often the case: "The top dog wields his or her power to push greater responsibility and accountability down to lower levels." The results?

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