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Bring in Outside Experts to Mentor Your Team

Harvard Business Review

A practical framework for mentoring is based on the career stages work of Gene Dalton and Paul Thompson, former professors at HBS. But it’s not only their career stage that makes agile talent potentially excellent mentors. Experts are often brought onboard an organization to solve a crisis.

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3 Ways to Take Action in the Face of Uncertainty

Harvard Business Review

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, U.S. During his military career, Petraeus stressed the importance of the “strategic corporal,” the young leader whose tactical actions could have strategic consequences, advancing or undermining an overall campaign. It’s not an instinct limited to the wild.