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Leadership actions that are not an option for leaders.

Strategy Driven

Don’t focus on task or project completion. Rather, think what will happen AFTER the project is completed. One of the tragedies of leadership is that the (overrated) 360-degree feedback process, usually only goes 180 degrees. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Outcome, not task.

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Office Politics: A Skill Women Should Lean Into

Harvard Business Review

In 2013, my partners and I conducted a combination of surveys and interviews with over 270 female managers in Fortune 500 organizations to determine what they liked and disliked about business meetings, and one of the things that repeatedly fell into the dislike column was politics. Need more evidence?

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Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business Review

Blindsided by news that Cars Toons was behind schedule, coauthor Brandeau had to figure out how to finish both projects on time with limited computing resources while also limiting friction among the forces. Trouble was, the launch violated eBay’s well-established corporate project-development processes.

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Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business Review

Blindsided by news that Cars Toons was behind schedule, coauthor Brandeau had to figure out how to finish both projects on time with limited computing resources while also limiting friction among the forces. Trouble was, the launch violated eBay’s well-established corporate project-development processes.

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4 Strategies for Women Navigating Office Politics

Harvard Business Review

In 2013, we conducted a number of interviews and surveyed 270 female managers in Fortune 500 organizations to determine what they liked and disliked about business meetings. We’ve observed time and again in 360-degree feedback surveys that women executives believe politics present a particular dilemma for them.