Strategy Driven

MARCH 6, 2015

The management that takes steps to ‘fix themselves’ rather than always projecting. The mentor is a resource for business trends, opportunities, an active listener and adviser on values, actions. It’s not when you learn. It’s that you learn. Organizational purpose, vision, ethics, long-term growth.

Mentor 50

Mentor Succession Benchmarking Long-term 50

Strategy Driven

MAY 27, 2011

And an employee in marketing is furious about being passed over for a promotion in favor of her coworker and is trying to discredit her. When these normal occurrences are treated as opportunities for exploring new ideas about projects, they can become catalysts for increased energy and productivity. Ask an open-ended question.

Tips 62

Tips Learning-by-Doing Construction Project 62

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

Slow innovation projects can be just as impactful in the long-term. And, for those managing such projects, it can be difficult to sustainably guide them through circuitous organizational terrain. That only furthers the gap in investment between innovation that is fast and big, and projects that start small and build slowly.

Innovation 8

Innovation Long-term Trends Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2017

Without corporate mandates such as weekly team meetings or biweekly project check-ins, entrepreneurs have the ability to wipe out bureaucratic red tape and reach new heights of productivity. But it’s particularly essential for the self-employed, who have far more discretion about how to structure their days.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Rogers Travel Active Listening 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2018

The project costs had ballooned, and the direct report was emotionally frayed. The goal of the conversation was to agree on how she would get the project back on track. A need to be right masquerading as active listening. A fundamental social skill of emotional intelligence is being an effective listener.

Emotional Intelligence 15

Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Chief Operating Officer Goleman 15

Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

Understand the vision of the business or project and keep it at the forefront at all times. They take on new challenges while showing others that they’re not afraid of new roles or projects. Every business, market and industry comes with its own set of problems and challenges. 14. Engage in active listening.

Leadership 167

Leadership Motivation Micromanagement Active Listening 167

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

And 48 percent of the new jobs, according to Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce, will emphasize a mix of hard and soft intellectual skills, like active listening, leadership, communication, analytics, and administration competencies.

Skills 8

Skills Talent Management Active Listening Sample 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The beneficial irritation is respectful conflict on the most pivotal issues to the project. The managers in charge of these alliances caution us, however, that a positive relationship between irritation and success does not mean that you should be looking for opportunities to create just any conflict.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Survey Strategic Fit 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2016

There is something marketing managers seem to forget about the internet: it was made for people, not for companies and brands. As such, it offers managers a source of insight they never had — social listening. Clear indications from marketing science underline how chatter affects sales, brand health, and even stock performance.

Media 8

Media Sample Brand Marketing 8