Leading Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Robert Kaplan on learning to ask the right questions: “Fortunately, the key to managing and leading your organization and your career does not lie in ‘having all the answers.’ I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.
Leading Blog
JANUARY 10, 2018
W HY DO SOME careers stall while others flourish? The careers of one-half to two-thirds of managers and leaders will derail. “At At some point, over half of us will get fired or demoted—or our careers will flat-line, and we won’t reach our innate potential. This need kicks in as you move into middle and upper management.
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Leading Blog
DECEMBER 15, 2021
These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team. Blog Post ). How did you react?
The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 30, 2020
Despite this, there is a growing desire for corporations to be better stakeholders, with Wharton’s Sarah Kaplan outlining as much in her latest book, The 360° Corporation. In it, she outlines a rupture in the traditional career path that sees someone earn well before giving back through volunteering or charitable giving.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 31, 2018
But our 10-year CEO Genome study of over 2,600 leaders showed almost half (45%) suffered at least one major career blow-up — like getting fired, messing up a major deal, or blowing an acquisition. We conducted additional research on 360 executives, analyzing their careers in depth. Repeating the same blowup over and over does.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 19, 2011
Managing a perfectionist can be challenging but it's not impossible. Stomberg Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and the author of Flying Without a Net. Accept that they may not be good managers as they are likely to demand too much of their people (see "hypercritical" and "bad at delegating" above).
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 24, 2017
Prioritizing work can be frustrating, especially if you work for a hands-off manager or a company that doesn’t give you clear goals. ” It’s easy to point blame at our managers and organizations when we experience high levels of stress or an overwhelming amount of work. Most of us face this reality each and every day.
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