Women on Business

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Meg Whitman , former CEO of eBay and current CEO of Hewlett-Packard, said managing is the same in any economy, “It’s the discipline of the bottom line, understanding your customers, segmenting your customers by their needs and building a world-class management team.”. Mary Kay Ash , “People are definitely a company’s greatest asset.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The ones who resist making those decisions – who won’t cannibalize their own hero product or won’t terminate the toxic star employee – tend to be insecure and driven by ego or other impure motives. That’s why I tell entrepreneurs to be careful who you consult with your nascent dreams. Incrementalism squanders potential.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Aisle Three: Backpacks: Guy Harris presents One Way to Head Off a Conflict: Manage Expectations posted at Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer , saying, "As leaders, we can decrease the emotional reaction people may have in uncomfortable situations by giving them information and clarifying expectations." Where would you like to be?"

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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. Keep in mind that not all critics are overt in their resistance. The Critic …The Critic opposes any and all change.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

However I believe the more important emotional trait for CEOs and entrepreneurs to gain mastery over is what I call EC or emotional control. I have only raised my voice in the workplace twice during my career and both times I have regretted it tremendously.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, “Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.” Turner presents Lewin and Historical Traces to Change Management posted at JohnRTurner_HPT_resource. ” Miki Saxon presents Entrepreneurs: Responses to “What Do You Say?”

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, "Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.". Turner presents Lewin and Historical Traces to Change Management posted at JohnRTurner_HPT_resource. Miki Saxon presents Entrepreneurs: Responses to “What Do You Say?”

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JANUARY 20, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Self-Development - Work on Getting Stronger for Life When youre faced with something new, you may feel resistance. Ive been doing that as president of Performance Support Systems and as an entrepreneur for the past 27 years.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2010

At first I sulked and resisted; that’s the drama queen in me. For me it was a first grade teacher who challenged me to take an art project some “annoying boy” in my class had scribbled on and find a way to make it work. Yet, my teacher persisted and encouraged me to find a way to make “lemonade out of lemons”.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

But adapting to changes that happen along the way, rather than resisting them, can lead to an even better outcome. Ive been doing that as president of Performance Support Systems and as an entrepreneur for the past 27 years. Brian Tracys advice is on-target: "Be clear about your goal but be flexible about the process of achieving it."

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 25, 2017

He’s an engineer by background, and serves as an operations manager for a local branch of a major international building automation company. And I’m an operations manager for a large manufacturer in Philadelphia. As you began implementing these one-on-one meetings, did you receive any resistance or pushback?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 10, 2019

Probably that’s the hardest part that most aspiring entrepreneurs have. Of late, there has been an increase in the use of various social media platforms for business purposes and building careers. First of all, you should have a great product that no one will resist buying. Later, you can organize a big trade show.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2016

Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers. We recently caught up with yoga entrepreneur Leah Zaccaria , who put herself through the fire of change to completely reinvent herself. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Yoga is waking me up.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Then years later, after a career-ending knee injury knocked me out of football, I made a new declaration: to become the best stage performer of all time. Some of you might be saying: Bo, I’m an entrepreneur. Don’t resist this. I didn’t go out on a Saturday night. I didn’t goof around. This was my LIFE DREAM. Write it down.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

I resisted the temptation to make it a “quiz” where a certain number of yeses totaled up to give you a red, yellow, or green light. Others might find that the successful resolution of these conflicts opens them up to new ways of relating to their families and careers. Entrepreneurs reputedly enjoy taking risks. Family Questions.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Next time someone is discussing a problem or challenge with you, resist the urge to tell them what to do. Ive been doing that as president of Performance Support Systems and as an entrepreneur for the past 27 years. Not simple "yes" or "no" questions either.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 7, 2021

Then years later, after a career-ending knee injury knocked me out of football, I made a new declaration: to become the best stage performer of all time. Some of you might be saying: Bo, I’m an entrepreneur. Don’t resist this. I didn’t go out on a Saturday night. I didn’t goof around. This was my LIFE DREAM. Write it down.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 3, 2017

.” In other words, someone who stocked the dairy section was as empowered to share positivity through leaving a note on a store-wide gratitude board as was the manager. Others are mid-level, solo entrepreneurs, retired, or some at some other point in their careers. Let’s Get Started. ” Find Jim on Twitter at @72keys.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Then years later, after a career-ending knee injury knocked me out of football, I made a new declaration: to become the best stage performer of all time. Some of you might be saying: Bo, I’m an entrepreneur. Don’t resist this. I didn’t go out on a Saturday night. I didn’t goof around. This was my LIFE DREAM. Write it down.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

At some point in your career, even if you’re not a salesperson, you’re going to have to sell something — whether it’s your idea , your team, or yourself. “Many of them tell me that sales is something they never want to do in their careers.” What should you focus on first? What the Experts Say. .

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2018

As a former M&A attorney, former Google executive, and a serial entrepreneur, I have experienced M&A from every point of view. When Yahoo was about to buy my first startup, Dialpad Communications , we met surprising resistance from an unlikely source. Communicate with all shareholders, even those with a small stake.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2017

Over the course of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with people doing extraordinary things: inventors, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, and even a Buddhist master. They are pioneers who shatter norms, change paradigms, and delight us in new ways.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2011

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. But just then, the CEO interrupted and asked the product managers in the back row of seats, "What are the weaknesses with this roadmap?". A rebel resists conformity.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Hiring my trainer made all the difference, and pretty soon I was reaping the rewards of resistance training again. I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. It’s easy to let yourself off the hook as a busy entrepreneur. Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2016

As a leader, leaving a great legacy is arguably the most powerful thing you can do in your career and life because it enables you to have influence well into the future – even after you are out of the picture yourself. Or, in more dramatic scenarios led by entrepreneurs, creating an entirely new organization.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2015

I’m sitting behind a long table, flanked by a marketing manager on my right and an entrepreneur on my left. This is difficult, of course—but everyone else manages okay. “I am having the thought that I may feel like a failure” is very different from and much more manageable than “I am a failure.”

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2015

And even if you’re an introvert who dreads the multi-day extravaganza of breakout talks and cocktail-infused networking sessions, you must resist your impulse to stay home, says Francesca Gino, a professor at Harvard Business School. Career planning. Manage your existing connections. ” Further Reading.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

I would also suggest resisting the temptation to have all your communications be self-serving. I created a successful language school in the 70s, the old way, of course, literally, physically knocking on corporate doors and asking to speak to the training manager. Do this and you’ll be viewed as just another sales broadcast.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

“Your students would be better served by a high-tech entrepreneur half my age,” I told him. They’ve already heard from entrepreneurs,” he said. “I I went in assuming his students believed corporate management and entrepreneurship were principles of contradiction — the only contrarians would be members of the flat earth society.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 10, 2011

To ‘entrepreneurs in waiting’ who want to begin their careers in a corporation, I suggest the following: 1. The leaders of these companies aren’t ‘managing the store’; they’re building new stores. To Scully he said, “Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your career or change the world?” Scully joined.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

” Of course, there is a long history of successful entrepreneurs, industrialists, and self-made billionaires who stood out equally for their talents and achievements and their eccentric, difficult, or volatile personalities. Steve Jobs was known for berating employees and suppliers in unprintable language.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2018

If the hum of your career has become so deafening that you struggle to hear those other parts of your life, you’re not alone. Resist either/or thinking about your identities. For example, one person—a pastor, karate teacher, and yoga instructor—told us about reconciling her jobs into a fulfilling career.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2012

And whether you are a young professional seeking out a mentor, an entrepreneur looking for a co-founder, or mid-level employee in search of a superb senior manager, you are vulnerable to the manipulations of workplace bullies. it's hard to resist. A career without trust and without collaborators would be dreary indeed.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L. Martin (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022) Over a stellar career, Roger Martin has advised the CEOs of some of the world's most successful companies. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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