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Moving from Expert to Executive: Changes Great Leaders Learn to Make

Lead Change Blog

But now the question becomes, “As I mature in leadership, can I move from ME to WE?”. In the 360-degree feedback survey for her and the team, it was clear she deflected praise to others. How do we want to attack this as a team?” The ME model is less effective and it’s dangerous. I worked with a CEO who really gets this.

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Getting 360 Degree Reviews Right

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, as we mature, it seems that fewer and fewer things actually make a long-term difference in our lives. But there is one thing we've personally seen that profoundly and consistently changes lives — what's generally referred to as the 360-degree feedback process.

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Younger and Older Executives Need Different Things from Coaching

Harvard Business Review

This is consistent with classic lifespan literature that describes ongoing maturation during each decade of adulthood. It could include disappointment about a high-visibility project gone awry, a missed promotion that was believed to be a sure thing, or unexpectedly negative 360-degree feedback.

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Can You Really Improve Your Emotional Intelligence?

Harvard Business Review

That''s the technical way to say that (most people) mature with age. Although fewer than 15% organizations evaluate the effectiveness of their coaching initiatives, there is strong evidence that using reliable and valid assessment methods, such as personality tests or 360-degree feedback , produces the best outcomes.

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

Harvard Business Review

At eBay Germany, the authors found examples of how a maturing company like eBay can retain its innovative spirit. He pushed for more transparency, adding 360-degree reviews for all employees and 360-degree feedback of his own work—he promised to resign if his own review dropped to a certain level.

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

Harvard Business Review

At eBay Germany, the authors found examples of how a maturing company like eBay can retain its innovative spirit. He pushed for more transparency, adding 360-degree reviews for all employees and 360-degree feedback of his own work—he promised to resign if his own review dropped to a certain level.