Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. 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.’ Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.

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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. The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? Blog Post ). How did you react?

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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.

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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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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Our view of the world is powered by personal algorithms: observing how all of the component pieces (and people) that make up our personal social system interact, and looking for patterns to predict what will happen next. This post was co-authored with Juan Carlos Mendez-Garcia , managing director of 8020world.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2018

For example, Charles Babbage’s invention of computational machines powered by punch cards, the foundation of modern computers, was inspired by Babbage’s knowledge of the silk-weaving industry, which used cards with holes to create patterns in the silk fabric.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 22, 2012

As study author Steve Kaplan puts it, “Persistent leaders don’t give up>” Never giving up is common with successful company leaders and business entrepreneurs. Consider the careers of three well-known business leaders for their lessons on persistence. Bob Parsons. David Burkus is the editor of LDRLB.

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