Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ann also met with Titania Woo of The Hong Kong Management Association to discuss partnership opportunities in the region. Furthermore, Ann was delighted to be able to personally present a number of Chartered Managers and Fellows with their certificates. Learn more here.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 1, 2016

This month we are featuring Leading Voice Mary Schaefer , a coach, trainer, consultant and speaker who helps develop a culture of engagement and empowerment with tech managers and employees. in Human Resource Management from the University of Charleston. When asked “if money were no object, what would you do all day?”

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Leading Blog

JULY 12, 2021

R EVERSE ENGINEERING is systematically taking things apart to discover how and why they work. To reverse engineer is to look beyond what is evident on the surface and find a hidden structure—one that reveals both how an object was designed and, more important, how it can be re-created. 10 Ask Wisely.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Now the good news : As much as some people want to create complexity around the topic of leading change for personal gain, the reality is that creating, managing and leading change is really quite simple. All initiatives should include detailed risk management provisions that contain sound contingency and exit planning.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 2, 2014

September 1 to November 15 — Have to restart that old job search engine! Review all my old searches, reach out to new people, and the first objection shuts me down again. Do you feel you’ve fallen behind in your career? Do you have a hard time with organization, time management, and follow-up? Unqualified?

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Mills Scofield

MAY 29, 2013

Their influence was so great that I wanted my career path to follow their footsteps. I told my Middle Eastern parents that I wouldn''t be pursuing the traditional routes of doctor, lawyer, or engineer and left home to pursue a degree and work in education. student community center, complete with a theatre, cafe, and hangout space.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 30, 2015

In their book, Maximum Success: Changing the Twelve Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead , James Waldroop and Timothy Butler identify twelve behavior patterns--what they call "Achilles' heels" — that can harm, or seriously hinder, a person's career development. Behaviors That Can Hold You Back.

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Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In a career change away from engineering R&D for gas turbine engines, my interest was to develop an expertise in the tools and techniques of continuous quality improvement. We both view Toyota’s highly prized resource management results through a lens of interdependencies that is guided by W.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 7, 2011

Everspark Interactive (ESI) is a full-service, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Agency specialized in getting their clients’ websites to rank in the top position on Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Configure Your YouTube Channel for Optimal SEO – The 2nd biggest search engine on the internet deserves special attention when it comes to SEO.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Imagine crafting a sustainable career for yourself. Economic stagnation and unequal access to opportunity keep a sustainable career out of reach of many. Even among the socioeconomically privileged, investment in education, hard work, and commitment to a company is no guarantee of career success and fulfillment.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

You are about to graduate with that coveted engineering degree. It paints a picture that CEOs, recruiters, and hiring managers will create in their minds about the kind of person you are. If you met an engineer or other tech staff member from that company at a seminar, conference or other event, namedrop that in your letter.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2014

Not only can this affect your ability to succeed at your job, but it can also affect your overall sense of career satisfaction and fulfillment. A surprising fact is that the number one carriers of Sales Call Reluctance are sales managers, sales trainers, and motivational speakers. Be crystal clear on your overall objective.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2018

” Your interpersonal relationships with insecure employees also tend to be more complicated, says Mary Shapiro, a professor at Simmons College School of Management and the author of HBR Guide to Leading Teams. Or is it detrimental to that individual’s career? Being seen as insecure “could be a real career limiter.”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

In fact, when striving to come-up with this list I quickly came to the conclusion that while I attempted to use objective logic in making my assessments, the reality is that a list like this is mostly subjective based upon personal preference. Great question. You can follow Phil on Twitter @philgerb. You can follow art on Twitter @artpetty.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 19, 2017

Some are little (pass the time while waiting in line); some are big (find a more fulfilling career). By expanding the scope of your vision from the product you provide (a house) to the larger system you can learn that the objections to moving you hear are not the primary objections. We all have many jobs to be done in our lives.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

The best software developer at Apple, for example, writes nine times more useable code each day than the average software engineer in Silicon Valley. Their performance can be objectively assessed. They get more time from senior management. Manage team member egos. As a result, these issues receive special attention.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

So, for instance, an equipment maintenance supervisor must be able to do more than just supervise hourly technicians and manage the repair of equipment. The worker must also possess robotics and controls engineering skills, according to our analysis of Tesla’s recent recruiting efforts. Some Training Required.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 20, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. Setting impossible goals. Failing to measure what matters.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

If companies can’t attract, engage, and retain the right talent, they’re unlikely to achieve their business objectives. For example, engineers tend to be far more attracted to companies that emphasize innovation, while those in more commercial roles tend to be far more attracted by leadership opportunities.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2012

It is true for companies and it is true for careers. But he couldn't kick the feeling that the career path he was on was just a close counterfeit for the path he should really be on. that again left him feeling he was close to the right career path, but not quite there yet. We can do the same with our career choices.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

(And if you fail to get buy-in , the organization might suffer — along with your career.) Managing your own emotions: Conveying passion can improve your chances of gaining attention and triggering action. Managing Up. ” Managing the decision maker’s emotions. You and Your Team.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Many come from families with incomes below the poverty line and suffer from lack of educational and career supports. Tapping into this talent has implications for HR management, calling for new approaches to screening talent, including sourcing, selection, and role definition. Sourcing for Commitment. Screening In for Aptitude.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

Here's what we believe, surveying the landscape: It would take something like 1,000 hours — and maybe a lot longer — to recover from a forced career change. In 1966, students arriving at an engineering college were told that they would be obsolete in seven years. Especially in this job market. And you may be right.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Or a manager could go online, any time of the day or night, and see how his team was performing, who deserved a bonus, who was lagging, even if those people were customer service staff, or engineers. Focus: At the beginning of each quarter, every Qualtrics employee sets measurable and visible objectives and key results (aka OKRs).

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Over the past six years, we have put in place a 30-person consulting team at EMC Information Infrastructure (EMC II) using a model we have found to be successful, winning projects away from external management consulting firms at a fraction of the cost, and with great “client” (that is to say, EMC) satisfaction.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2018

Perhaps it’s a matter of New Year’s resolutions, or a reaction to seeing their friends and colleagues make big career changes each January. I encourage people to determine a specific career objective and keep it front of mind as they learn. Learning is a career-long process. Those who give up miss out.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2011

The Kauffman Foundation reports that the median age of founders is 39 - right at the midpoint of a typical professional career - and 69% are 35 or older. Another study by Washington University professors of 86,000 science and engineering graduates showed that age was not a significant predictor of becoming an entrepreneur.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

Leading companies suggest that the answer to this difficult and age-old challenge is not to try to purge all biases but rather to lead as an organization in implementing mechanisms or processes to neutralize biases in selecting for key talent management positions. Managers submit a list of candidates for designated positions.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

I worried that being in sales would not carry the prestige and credibility I so badly wanted as I started my professional career. The partner replied, “Human resource management.”. It even has management in the title. Off to San Francisco I went to be a human resource management associate at a Big Six consulting firm.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

For many, a corporate directorship is a career capstone. Both paths are problematic — neither is particularly transparent or relies on objective measures and given that many boards are stubborn bastions of white masculinity, pursuing the "right" network can be fraught, especially for women and other diverse candidates.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

But as we get older, knowledge and experience increasingly displace imagination and our ability to see an object for anything other than its original purpose. This is called Functional Fixedness and while you probably won''t need to build a fort during your professional career, chances are you do suffer from it and it is impacting your work.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

He also attended MIT, where he received 3 degrees: a Masters in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and a B.S. How can you change your career? How can you change your career? If life and career are too hard, try the world. in Mathematics.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2015

In her new book, Unfinished Business , Anne-Marie Slaughter calls for a major mindset shift by business leaders and managers. Managers want superior results, but to get them, Slaughter writes, It’s a strange analogy, but I always think of my rice cooker. A way to understand this mindset is to think about a rice cooker.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

What Was Once There Resigned: The Fast Fall of a Washington Career The Washington Post Their faces are plastered on TV sets and web pages in brief moments of public outrage; but what happens to the people forced out of their jobs by scandal, particularly if their resignations were more symbolic than indicative of any leadership failure?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Or a manager could go online, any time of the day or night, and see how his team was performing, who deserved a bonus, who was lagging, even if those people were customer service staff, or engineers. Focus: At the beginning of each quarter, every Qualtrics employee sets measurable and visible objectives and key results (aka OKRs).

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