The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Joan’s voice broke with emotion as she talked about her growing health problems and the steep price her family has been paying for her “successful career.” Problems arise, however, when the metric becomes the only measure of success, when what you achieve is no longer tied to WHY you set out to achieve it in the first place.”.

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Simon Motivation Energy Metrics 69

Women on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Yet there’s been nothing traditional in sales for the past 15 years thanks, in part, to women making it a successful career path. I teach and advise Gen Yers — also known as Millennials (born after 1980) — at the university level in sales and business ethics. A few keys: Keep a career plan within their vision.

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Management Media Learning-by-Doing Fashion 187

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

As such, organizations spend enormous amounts of time and energy defining jobs, roles, and goals — and then figure out who to reward or punish when things go well or poorly. Especially for activities that cut across different parts of the company, process champions will have end-to-end responsibility for achieving the desired metrics.

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