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Make Your Work Resolutions Stick

Harvard Business Review

“It’s important to have focus,” says Joseph Weintraub, the founder and faculty director of the Babson Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program. Once you’ve decided on your goals, write them down and share them with others, including your manager, peers, direct reports, and friends and family. Be realistic.

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Case Study: Challenge the Boss or Stand Down?

Harvard Business Review

He'd also worked the back channels to get the ear of his division's software-development director and push his ideas about new service offerings — an unorthodox move that ruffled some midlevel feathers but got senior management's attention. I expect you to seek guidance from some of our seasoned managers. She paused. "I