HR Digest

JULY 28, 2021

What should companies do now? This begs a pressing question: What do we do next? Organizations are now facing a learning curve as managers scramble to lead their teams virtually. It is a tough time as they bank on social capital and how to maintain cohesion without the benefit of informal coffee, lunch or smoke breaks.

McKinsey 134

McKinsey Aggregate Demand Industry Crisis 134

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

If you keep following the edges and watch what the youngsters are doing, it gives you a pretty good idea of what’s coming.” The dangers of not understanding, or overlooking, innovation capital are illustrated by the battle between two great inventors: Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Indra Nooyi. Lessons from Tesla versus Edison.

Innovation 83

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 83

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2018

When women are mentored by men , they make more money, receive more promotions, and report greater satisfaction with their career trajectories. Although advantageous for all employees, mentoring is particularly helpful to women for addressing the myriad barriers to career advancement. So what’s a decent guy to do?

Mentor 11

Mentor Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2018

One woman I spoke with, a successful entrepreneur who was interning at a tech startup before going to business school, excitedly described her most recent position where, for the first time in her career, she reported to a black woman. ” Because she performed so well on the project, she gained social capital with her supervisor.

Hotels 15

Hotels Project Class Mentor 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

And being the last to learn about key decisions can set your team back, and bring your leadership into question. Ask yourself, am I feeling vulnerable or paranoid or do I really need to be there? “Dear Annika, do you have 15 minutes to chat about the Operations Update?

How To 8

How To Social Capital Maturity Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I have worked my entire career in great health systems with fabulous people. I hope they make you feel envious, too — and that you will send us your own examples so that we might learn from them as well. I asked some Mayo physicians why they were willing to do this “extra work” beyond their specialty expertise.

Health Care 11

Health Care Examples Mayo Management 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I have worked my entire career in great health systems with fabulous people. I hope they make you feel envious, too — and that you will send us your own examples so that we might learn from them as well. I asked some Mayo physicians why they were willing to do this “extra work” beyond their specialty expertise.

Health Care 11

Health Care Examples Mayo Management 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2015

How do you figure out which sessions to attend? And what should you do if you’re an introvert who hates small talk ? “Today, probably even more than ever before, networks are a key form of social capital for achieving goals in both your professional and personal lives.” Career planning.

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Conference How To Venture Capitalist Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

A good PM may know the Do’s and Don’ts of a customer interview, but the best PMs have the ability to empathize with customers in that interview, are tuned into their body language and emotions, and can astutely suss out the true pain-points that their product or feature will address. Emotional Intelligence (EQ).

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 21, 2012

However, when 50 percent of the workforce is made up of women, it behooves men to build bridges, look for women's strengths, and learn how to leverage them. Women struggle with too much to do, too many people to please, too few resources, too few hours in our days and too little help. Those are just a part of the total picture.

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Team Leadership Self-aware Politics 103

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

He is at the very beginning of his career: exploring the world, delaying any kind of emotional or physical settling down that, a generation ago, would have been the norm at his age. We will want to learn to re-learn and be open to repetitive re-training. Lifelong learning will become an essential part of adult development.

Career 8

Career Leadership Pipeline Social Capital Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Black has no management experience in education — her entire career has been spent in magazine publishing — and her contact with the public school system in New York has been very limited. Why do outside candidates so often have the edge? For a broader perspective on the question, Bloomberg might listen to Rakesh Khurana.

Tacit Knowledge 12

Tacit Knowledge Festinger Social Capital Education 12