Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

The writer is a United States Marine Corps officer who wrote these words after reflecting on his experience of leading Marines during three very difficult combat deployments in Iraq, including an exceptionally arduous and grueling tour in Ramadi in 2004. This can prove to be quite stressful for any leader. Why was that the case?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Through my leadership development work with the United Nations (UN), I’ve been privileged to work with professionals who operate in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. How to Evaluate, Manage, and Strengthen Your Resilience. An artist, El Hage draws when she feels stressed. Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Because business is fraught with many risks and challenges, and because this journey isn’t right for everyone, I’ve developed some questions that will help you get more clarity so you can make better decisions for yourself when it comes to starting a business. Do you really prefer those stresses over the challenges of working a regular job?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2018

” — Bono, singer for U2, 2004 University of Pennsylvania commencement. Or you can model what Procter and Gamble developed with their “Masters” program, an honor bestowed on those in the global company with decades of internal wisdom who can serve as wise beacons for those newer to the organization.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2013

This reflects a troubling development in our economy, what some have termed the "hourglass economy." In 2004, former CEO Alan Questrom was applauded for turning around the store which had hit on hard times. I think Penney''s management needs to once again get back into the heads of its core consumers.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Our bodies' stress hormones, adrenaline, cortisol and testosterone, among others, which raise blood pressure and send more blood to our muscles, historically made us more alert in preparation to fight or flee imminent physical threats. We have no clue how to handle 21st century cognitive threats, real life in the modern workplace.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2015

These are important traits, but it’s equally important for managers to stand down and listen up. So, how can you develop this muscle? ” To be clear, Riordan stresses that you don’t have to agree with what’s being said. ” Managing yourself Communication Leadership' What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

When a company is in free fall, it makes sense to replace the management team, for all sorts of reasons. First, you need to inject new energy into a tired organization under stress. Thiry immediately replaced most of the management team. Founded in the 1930s, Lego developed a repeatable model that allowed it to grow for decades.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2018

How often are management concepts subjected to recalls by the people who invented them? Management concepts, by contrast, operate in poorly regulated environments where failures are often brushed under boardroom or faculty carpets. Yet poor management systems can jeopardize lives in the air, at sea, on roads or in hospitals.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

But in an age when Google and Facebook — founded in 1998 and 2004, respectively — are two of the biggest companies in the world, those days are over. If, on the other hand, you’re older and have financial and personal commitments, you need to develop a process so that others in your life can help you make the decision.”

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