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The Authenticity Trap for Workers Who Are Not Straight, White Men

Harvard Business Review

As I explain in my new book, Executive Presence: The Missing Link between Merit and Success , performance, hard work, and sponsors may get top talent recognized and promoted, but “leadership potential” alone isn’t enough to boost even the most qualified men and women into top jobs and prime opportunities.

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4 Ways CEOs Can Conquer Short-Termism

Harvard Business Review

We offer such a roadmap here, the outcome of a research project , at the Center for Higher Ambition Leadership, with 25 CEOs and their practices for mastering short-term pressures and creating long-term social and economic value, even in the toughest conditions. This value-based leadership paid off.

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Why I'm Glad I Got Fired

Harvard Business Review

Convincing me took only this: "You'll be among my top leadership team, fix anything that can and will go wrong, and you can drive every new strategy to drive our market growth." Her book, The New How , discussing collaborative ways to have your whole company strategize, was published in 2010. It only took me an hour to decide.

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