Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we want to foster a culture of feedback, do we want to focus on giving or on soliciting feedback? For example, do we first conduct significant research and use focus groups to inform the experiment, or do we move quickly to learning while doing? When and how? Is experimentation important and, if so, how do we go about it?

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 15, 2011

From the outside, it appears Mark will approach the position different from Michael. I was interested in learning from Mark’s leadership. Also, get out of the office and get into stores and online to understand the focus of merchandising and promotions. How is your leadership style different than Michael’s?

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CEO Chief Executive Officer Learning-by-Doing Delegation 54

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines. We define success in a straightforward way: satisfaction with your job, respect for your expertise, and a senior-level position. How did they do it? We find that about 1/5 of women currently employed in STEM meet that bar.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2018

We asked about gender representation in their firms, and whether they believed they could positively impact gender equality in their workplace (also known as self-efficacy). Many also had women in senior leadership positions including on boards. Another group of allies? But data shows that, at least in the U.S.,

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Finance Banking Survey Policies 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. And this isn’t for lack of ambition among them: Black women are even more likely to aspire to hold a powerful position with a prestigious title than white women. Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

workforce — and companies will increasingly grapple with how to accelerate the development of those individuals for leadership positions. To address this challenge, J&J designed their Talent Acceleration Process (TAP) in 2012, which fast-tracks early- to mid-career individuals to senior leadership positions.

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Development Participative Conference Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

These women often are less satisfied with their careers , perceive that they are unlikely to advance at their current organizations, or believe they must change jobs in order to reach the next level. ” The same pattern happened for leadership skills. ” What can companies do to stop the departure of senior women?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

An analysis that we conducted of disclosures made by 50 American financial services companies revealed that women occupy only 20% of executive committee roles and 22% of board positions. Career progression analysis also shows that at each level, men are promoted at materially higher rates than women. financial firms are women.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

As the scale and scope of our company have expanded over the years, so has our focus on taking meaningful steps to improve the world in which we live. Our employees consistently tell us that doing meaningful work, and being part of an organization that makes a positive impact, is very important to them.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2010

In my experience it was not a positive thing. The name was change to a more positive name sorta like at the hospital. You can run focus groups (and believe me I have run hundreds!) 13 Responses to Employee Engagement…What’s in a Name? Another place I worked it was a more warmer and fuzzier moment.

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Survey Human Resources Blog Learning-by-Doing 40

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

He had great contacts; newspaper columns and teaching positions could be his for the asking. Should he focus on the industry practice areas where he''d made his name? Global leadership, since he had so much international experience? Sure, your personal brand and your message can be focus-grouped and wordsmithed by others.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Leadership commitment and support. By “total health” we mean a culture that’s supportive of career, emotional, financial, physical and social well-being – not just an occasional road race. In addition, relying on outside entities to attend to organizational needs may not get at the root of a systematic problem.

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