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The Cure for CEO Disease

Coaching Tip

At big companies, bad news travels fast. . The larger an organization gets, the less likely it is that bad news will travel smoothly up the chain. More than 900 readers asked Lutz, who overseen product development, to revive the Chevrolet Camaro. Sources: The Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2014. Barra said. "But

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The Advisor’s Corner – Does working smarter, not harder apply to leadership positions?

Strategy Driven

When people ‘workaround’ each other, they travel a much greater distance and these problems don’t go away, they grow tentacles and spread everywhere. Delegation is about developing your people through giving them NEW work that grows them and liberates you at the same time. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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What Managers Can Do to Keep Women in Engineering

Harvard Business Review

In 2014 we interviewed 34 women engineers in two FTSE 100 firms in the UK. Ten of the engineers were in the early stages of their careers, 19 were mid-career, and five were in late career. It developed my confidence so that I now think I can do higher-level work. But he just said, “Angie, go and enjoy it.

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Boards Aren’t as Global as Their Businesses

Harvard Business Review

As Egon Zehnder’s just-released 2014 Global Board Index found, 37% of the revenue generated by companies in the S&P 500 now comes from international sources, an increase of 5.5% since the index was first developed in 2008. One of the most important of those issues is, of course, globalization.

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How to Decide Whether to Relocate for a Job

Harvard Business Review

“There are so many factors to consider, says Jennifer Petriglieri, an assistant professor at INSEAD and the author of “ Talent Management and the Two Career Couple.” “It’s not just, what does this mean for your career, but what does this mean for our family? Do you want to spend your weekends traveling?

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The Commencement Speech Parents Need to Hear

Harvard Business Review

Throughout the May and June rituals of Class Day celebrations and graduation ceremonies, successful members of older generations will urge this year’s crop of Millennials to pursue their dreams and, by extension, travel the same path they did. But most of their young audience already knows better.

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More Universities Need to Teach Sales

Harvard Business Review

Sales was traditionally seen as a form of service work, with an emphasis primarily on developing moral character. So a school could legitimately prepare a student for a business career while omitting training in sales. In 2014 (the most recent data available), the BLS indicated an increase to 14.25