HR Digest

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Grammarly ’s State of Business Communication report found that poor communication could cost businesses up to $1.2 While the ‘communication is conversation’ pipeline is easy enough to follow, there are more forms of communication you might be missing out on, but let’s start simple.

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Tips Active Listening Skills Diversity 59

Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 10, 2010

I saw one of them last week at the World Business Forum (#wbf10 on Twitter) in New York – former General Electric CEO Jack Welch. He had quite the command of the audience, answering questions with searing honesty and with a flair only possessed by the charismatic. We need a good operational definition of charisma.

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Charisma Welch Stage-Gate Self-aware 309

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

What made this presentation so powerful was it was more than just an act put on for the benefit of the attendees, it was completely authentic and the audience knew it. If you answer yes to any one of the following five questions, then you are likely in need of an attitude adjustment: Are your likeability and respect ratings low?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 10, 2018

You can set up a Facebook group, but it shouldn’t serve as the “home” of your business. Your own business name, logo, and aesthetic will make up the core imagery of the brand that helps you build recognition and an image that stands apart from your competitors. Encourage them to spread the word through social media or follow you.

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Licensing Brand CRM Marketing 51

Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 12, 2011

Cultural fit” is one of those nebulous ideas that’s hard to screen for in job interviews but seems to become screamingly evident when people show up on the job. She came from the municipal government where she had worked in a department that, according to her, operated at a brutally slow pace (hence, why she wanted to get out).

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Strategy Career Blog Godin 48

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2011

Welcome to the paradigms that many of us have operated under for some time. Our intention and the experiences of many companies who have followed the model presented here is that organizations must now learn how to paint their own ‘big pictures’ of business, rather than focusing upon certain niches.

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Transportation Consultative Film Strategic Planning 78

Roundtable Talk

JUNE 4, 2010

Typically, we’re asked to think about our business plans… how we’re going to meet our targets, reduce costs, improve operations. Getting clear about what you really want to be doing when you “grow up&# after the age of 30 can be daunting. So, do you have a leadership plan for this year? For this decade?

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Godin Blog Career Mentor 31

Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Jay Woo , CAA South Central Ontario’s Chief Operating Officer offered up this piece of advice: “Stay connected to your front line.” He makes up “success&# stories constantly. Follow us @ExecRoundtable Leaving #adweekcdn #genesimmons and wondering "what the hell was that?"

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COO Chief Operating Officer Blog Godin 28

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Peers were the most frequent offenders (with 73% of respondents reporting at least one unaware peer), followed by direct reports (33%), bosses (32%), and clients (16%). They have difficulty “reading a room” and tailoring their message to their audience. They cannot empathize with, or take the perspective of, others.

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Self-aware Chief Operating Officer Survey Tools 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

A dumb idea is the one you fumble in the field by missing critical details, like how customers would react or what competitors might change while you’re still picking up the ball. It knew it had to act fast, so top leaders began by challenging major assumptions about how they operated. Modify quickly.

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Execution Strategy COO CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2016

Research has shown that leaders’ decision making, communication style, and dark-side tendencies are influenced by the geographical region in which they operate. Follow-through is key to being seen as leadership material in regions such as Northeast Asia (e.g., The “kiss up/kick down” leader. Decision Making.

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Leadership Leadership Styles Consensus Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

With the Super Bowl (which attracted 108 million viewers this year), the Grammys (28 million this year) and the Oscars (39 million last year), the month is a cornucopia of events that draw in a mass audience. Now Super Bowl ratings have gone up consistently for decades. era, the personal era (DVRs, iPod/iTunes, etc.) the social era.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2018

Healthcare is a high stress environment, where, understandably, information security training is often not the top priority. To get started, ask the following questions: What problems are we targeting? No two organizations are the same, and neither are the cultures and contexts in which they operate. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2017

A colleague who doesn’t listen can also “have very negative consequences from an operational standpoint — there are often a lot of mistakes because projects don’t get executed correctly.” ” The goal, Nawaz says, is to “think about your audience” and “what’s in it for them.”

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How To Follow-up Norton Case Study 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

I had just finished a guest lecture on business and innovation at Parson's School for Design , and a particularly attentive front-row audience member kicked off question time with the curliest one of the day. Another consultant said, "I'd love to leave the stress behind, but I don't think I'd be good at anything else."

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

And there are five common ways these solitary initiatives tend to pop up in companies. Health assessments typically involve asking employees questions about modifiable risks, such as smoking behavior, physical inactivity, poor diet, and high stress levels. Administering health risk assessments only. Spreading the word.

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