Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2010

While our power base is growing it is vital to have our wisdom keep up with our positions of authority. At first I sulked and resisted; that’s the drama queen in me. This beginning part is about the women who have come before us, paved the way so we could move faster and with more assurance.

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Chris Brady

MAY 27, 2010

But even though these incredible enablers of positive change abound, there is an all-too common disease that thwarts all the greatest efforts toward lasting self-improvement, and it is called: Improvement Deficiency Syndrome (IDS). persistent resistance to a positive attitude 2. persistent resistance to a positive attitude 2.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2015

In short, how does this change affect me, my family, my lifestyle, and my position? That’s a hell of a lot to think about, and that’s why change is so perplexing, so resisted, and often so fought against. Family change – both positive and negative. Think: health and finances. We have a new child. I’m getting a divorce.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. General Charles Jacoby is a military leader whose career culminated as four-star Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. “Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.” Northern Command.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Every vibrant, healthy, inspiring, innovative, and positive corporate culture I’ve witnessed has occurred not because culture has been placed ahead of strategy, but because it has been a key driver of the corporate strategy. In my experience, culture is frequently at the center of resistance to a strategy and the required execution.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Their stories were typical of research I have been conducting on dual-career couples. Her husband continued his career. Anything in between ends up being a morale- and career-sapping morass. ” And into marriages billed as equal, as long as the man’s career isn’t disturbed by his wife’s success.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

I would strongly suggest reading two previous posts: “ Shut-up and Listen &# and “ Stop Selling and Add Value “ as support for these positions. I would also suggest resisting the temptation to have all your communications be self-serving. Do this and you’ll be viewed as just another sales broadcast.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. However being aware of industry trends, competitive positioning, who the thought leaders are, etc. are all critical to your success.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I have actually come to cringe every time I hear a so called expert use the phrase in an authoritarian manner as a justification for the position they happen to be evangelizing. Being questioned by people resistant to change is not out of the ordinary, and nothing to be concerned about.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Dealing with resistance Ideally, it would be great if the executive has a genuine passion and interest for the new work. The career path to running a business at ABC will now look more like a “Z” (series of different jobs) than a “T” (narrow, vertical promotions). I always led from a position of knowledge.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

Should you quit right away, or try to make the position work for you? And how can you put yourself back on the right career path? Most people who take the wrong job haven’t done enough research going in,” says Priscilla Claman, president of Career Strategies, Inc., a Boston-based career coaching firm. Be realistic. “No

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2011

I can only imagine the resistance involved when an established, hierarchical company like the old Samsung decides to introduce practices that threaten the status quo. Our first instinct was to hire Filipinos working with multinationals either in the power or project finance arena.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Witnessing the downward-spiral of Carla Sanders' career was painful — yet her experience offers an important commentary on the requirements of executive leadership in today's organizations. Shortly thereafter, the pace of her career progress began to stall. Carla's an actual executive whose name has been changed.).

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

While virtually all pharma companies say they encourage risk, in reality the failure of individual drug-development programs frequently results in career damage or even job loss for the research teams involved. Roivant’s first response was to address misaligned incentives.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Weintraub suggests you also make sure the skill is relevant to your career, your organization, or both. Unless you absolutely need the skill for your job, or for a future position, it's unlikely you'll get money for training or support from your manager. Case study #2: Experiment with different approaches.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2017

The closet in Mark’s bedroom offers a glimpse into his three-decade career in finance. Olu isn’t in a career that requires him to wear a suit, but what could his artistic and creative talent bring to a more corporate environment? They also represent varying degrees of fabulousness, from subtle to full-on.

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