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Five Ways Leaders Turns Doubters into Doers

Chart Your Course

Effective June 2013, all employees were required to work in the office. Part of being a leader is managing change. said, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.”. Your business is adding a new time-management system, which requires employees to log their hours on specific projects.

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Mary Barra Brings Teaming to General Motors

Harvard Business Review

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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How One Hospital Improved Patient Handoffs for the Long Term

Harvard Business Review

Despite the development of numerous techniques and tools to structure patient handoffs and improve the transfer of communication, we haven’t seen much improvement in reducing medical errors. The problem is two-fold: first, hospital administrators and managers struggle to effectively implement these tools. The Six Stages.

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The Case for Lending Out Your Star Performers

Harvard Business Review

You either go out and buy it, or you develop the talent you already have. Such loans have advantages for the lender: they accelerate player development and/or reduce costs by removing the salary of the loaned player from the lending club’s books. How do you get the talent you need? Both clubs realize a unique win-win.

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What Business Can Expect from China’s Third Plenum

Harvard Business Review

Beijing’s business circles are buzzing this week about what the Communist Party of China (CPC) is cooking up for the Third Plenary Session of the 18 th Party Congress, scheduled to start on November 9, 2013. That will require the development of new corporate capabilities and resources. Which Management Style Will China Adopt?

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The Brief and Fascinating History of What You’re Wearing and Where It Gets Made

Harvard Business Review

For a time, having a BlackBerry was the ultimate status symbol in business, as well as the ultimate addiction: One former global account manager recalls a CTO referring to the blinking red light as "digital heroin." He’s not going to last,''" recalls former senior business development manager Vincent Washington. "I

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What Is Organizational Culture? And Why Should We Care?

Harvard Business Review

While there is universal agreement that (1) it exists, and (2) that it plays a crucial role in shaping behavior in organizations, there is little consensus on what organizational culture actually is, never mind how it influences behavior and whether it is something leaders can change. finance vs. marketing) and units (e.g.