The Horizons Tracker

MAY 5, 2022

Hiring people who are overqualified for their role is usually framed in negative terms, with the consensus being that they will quickly grow bored in their role and jump ship. This might prompt the hiring manager to question the motivations of the candidate, which is where gender-based assumptions come into play.

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Long-term Consensus Commitment Comparison 93

Lead Change Blog

JULY 3, 2018

This scenario, lone wolf promoted to manager followed by team disaster, is both predictable and avoidable. Jesse summarizes: “ Often in coaching, managers work on changing their behaviors. Shelley shares: “ We talk a lot about the need to gather information, discuss, debate and gain consensus. Neal Burgis, Ph.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Crisis 197

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos abhors what he calls “social cohesion,” the natural impulse to seek consensus. You are learning constantly, and the pace of innovation is thrilling. I filed patents; I innovated. Two Leadership Self-Coaching Guides for Career Women. Many last less than two years.

Leadership 91

Leadership Consensus Retail Career 91

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Management changes, or our strategic plan is rebuffed, or people simply don’t perform the way we think they will. Bruce Harpham of Project Management Hacks submitted Why Showing Appreciation To Your Team Makes A Difference. Jesse Lyn Stoner of the Seapoint Center provided Collaboration Does Not Require Consensus.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Deming 150

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2021

Coaching and mentoring have seldom been more popular, with a growing consensus that it can be vital to our career development. Traditionally, the role of the mentor has been filled by an experienced colleague who can provide us with the wisdom they’ve gained over their careers.

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Bottom-up Mentor Consensus Call Center 80

Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

One key to a happy team is to create an environment where people feel free to discuss ideas openly and to disagree with each other before reaching consensus—or, at the very least, a compromise that everyone can live with. A happy team has an inclusive culture. A happy team has opportunities for learning.

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Motivation Team Micromanagement Consensus 167

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I break down the archetypes of naysayers in the corporate setting that stymie innovation – for example, the Withholders who deny praise in order to destabilize rising stars, especially those who are wired to be pleasers. And time spent prematurely cultivating buy-in and fostering consensus just amounts to energy leakage.

How To 84

How To Commitment Hedge Resistance 84

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 3, 2014

In the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business landscape expected to continue for 2015, leaders face many challenges , requiring aggressive, sustained talent management strategies to prepare them for success. Two times more likely to place value on interacting over managing skills.

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Human Capital Conference Metrics Talent Management 103

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Never be swayed by consensus that calls you to compromise your values, rather be guided by doing the right thing. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture. The Importance Factor : Not every difference needs to be resolved.

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Blog Gordon Follow-up Open-book 419

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 13, 2011

@ ScottEblin has some tips on what to do [link] # communication # Interesting model by @ RedBaronUSA on how to build team consensus in organizations [link] # Check out @ mikemyatt ‘s take on the importance of valuing those white spaces in # leadership [link] # Thanks Paul! Are You Smart, or Clever?

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Learning-by-Doing Consensus Career Blog 100

Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

I don’t have consensus. Forward thinking is the intersection of creativity and innovation. I tried it before and it didn’t work. What can you do differently this time? I’ll do it later. Procrastination means you’re stealing precious time from yourself. The growth of knowledge depends on disagreement.

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Learning-by-Doing Budgeting Succession Consensus 138

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

Maybe you also dream about switching to a career that’s drastically different from your current job. Two careers are better than one. And by committing to two careers, you will produce benefits for both. Instead, a more revealing query would be, “Why do you have multiple careers?” Career Transitions.

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Career Groupthink Banking Video 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

A simple question was asked: are hospitals ranked more highly when they are led by medically trained doctors or non-MD professional managers? The analysis showed that hospital quality scores are approximately 25% higher in physician-run hospitals than in manager-run hospitals. In a recent study that matched random samples of U.S.

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Management 360-Degree Feedback Mayo Training 15

LDRLB

APRIL 21, 2014

We all understand that these days it’s really not so much the number of cars or assembly line or factories that a company has, but really its ability to keep up, to be competitive, to be innovative and what gives the company its competitive edge is really the people who make it. That can be, I think, really demotivating.

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Human Capital Open-book CFO Innovation 60

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Many managers want to be more inclusive. For the most part, managers are not given the right tools to overcome the challenges posed by implicit biases. But this demands a lot of cognitive energy, so over time, managers go back to their old habits. And sameness blocks performance and innovation.

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Power Management Diversity CFO 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

For the first time in my young career, I was going to lots of meetings, and my job had become as much about convincing, cajoling, and coordinating as it was about designing. My manager told me about a team that was working on the Google Help Forum. We were product managers, designers, and leaders. Don’t expect consensus.

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Examples Environment Library Consensus 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

But collaboration is not consensus. Too often, people will try to collaborate on everything, and wind up in endless meetings, debating ideas and struggling to find consensus. To Foster Innovation, Connect Coworkers Who Share Aspirations. Collaboration is not a style. Collaboration is not “cross-selling.” Amy Jen Su.

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Chief Operating Officer Consensus How To Project 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2011

I wanted to accept the consensus as a sign that the company had rounded the corner on its 3-year slog to be more relevant in their market. I knew that the new head of engineering and the head of product management had worked through a ton of issues to get to this review meeting prepared. Some long seconds passed.

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CEO Engineering Consensus Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2011

Over the last ten years, I've talked with hundreds of managers who have been deeply involved in the post-merger/acquisition integration process. When asked to describe their experience, the overwhelming majority of affected managers quickly characterize the work as stressful, anxiety-producing, and emotional.

Consensus 10

Consensus Learning-by-Doing Case Study Execution 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

That's the new quantitative consensus reshaping professional sports worldwide. After looking hard at the numbers and algorithms, the smartest — and richest — general managers and franchises have made up their collective minds: They're not paying a premium for yesterday. Yesterday" is a sunk cost.

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Loyalty Franchising Six Sigma Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

But you probably don''t work at Menlo Innovations, where there are no bosses (at least in the traditional sense). Instead, the decision to fire (or hire or promote) someone is based on group consensus. Most managers assume that customers love getting gifts, especially in front of other people. Stop Judging Me.

Advertising 8

Advertising Video Ethics PR 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2011

They may react negatively to consensus building on the job and gravitate towards leaders who operate independently and exude an aura of confidence. His parents, who loved and supported him, had been so preoccupied with his sister's athletic career that they had inadvertently left Jeff starved for attention.

Power 15

Power Advertising System Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Make you more innovative. Without a good network, you will also limit your own imagination about your own career prospects. This article will show you how to reinvent your network, by managing these three critical dimensions. It can keep you informed. Teach you new things. Give you a sounding board to flesh out your ideas.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Over the course of my career I’ve assembled a very handy annual New Year’s “Checklist&# that helps get me focused and ready for the challenges to come in the days and months ahead, and well positioned for success. Sometimes as managers we get too caught up in the big picture and forget to focus on the details.

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Leadership Ethics Course Learning-by-Doing 418

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

Determined to get closer to their customers and become more agile and innovative, global organizations like IBM and GE are embracing the matrix organizational model. We found that when leaders were successful in matrix roles they consistently used the following four competencies: empathy, conflict management, influence and self-awareness.

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Management Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Influence 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2018

When I worked as a management consultant, I had a client that I thought of as difficult. But because she was the client, and I was just starting out in my career, I didn’t think it was my place to openly disagree with her. In fact, disagreements — when managed well — have lots of positive outcomes.

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Diversity Learning-by-Doing Project Team 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2014

As a provider of marketing talent to Silicon Valley’s top companies, one of our firms, The Sage Group, has seen a consistent pattern in the talent strategies of the most effective and innovative companies. Innovation + execution: Marketing teams can no longer be divided into those who come up with ideas and those who execute them.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Brand Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

There is general consensus that a major solution lies in better managing and preventing adult chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart failure. These include infant safety and injury prevention, social work, legal advocacy, case management, tutoring, fitness classes, nutrition and lactation, mental health, and dental care.

Health Care 10

Health Care Metrics Efficiency Absenteeism 10

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

with the only outcomes being failed initiatives and splintered management teams. Managing Outside Vendors : Remember that consultants work for you, and that the decisions should be made by you and not the vendor. Good consultants build consensus and unify management focus, they do not splinter opinion. I Think Not.

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My Own Coach

JUNE 24, 2013

Some years ago, I came across Daniel Goleman who completed a three-year study with over 3,000 middle-level managers to identify specific leadership behaviors. This research revealed that a manager’s leadership style was responsible for 30% of the organisation’s profitability ! Still having to think about it?

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Goleman Leadership Styles Bottom-up Consensus 47

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 29, 2009

However, the theory is that many companies who take the time to reach decisions through voting and consensus are better positioned to carry out a decision quickly having gained commitment from everyone involved. to solve the complex problems we face today, and have been more in the way of innovation than at the source of it.

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System Blog Diversity Operations 43