In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 1, 2011

I witnessed plenty of vulture culture during my career. When I teach my leadership and collaboration class to middle managers at the Canadain Marketing Association I say to them that the sociopath boss or colleague is a reality. We look at ways to manage around them. Take a moment to read his lyrics of 1984.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Just the mention of “middle managers” is enough to make people’s eyes roll back. And of all the individuals, the choice of who is middle manager on vital projects goes the furthest in explaining why some firms do better than others. For example, think of the middle manager (yourself, perhaps?)

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Just the mention of "middle managers" is enough to make people''s eyes roll back. And of all the individuals, the choice of who is middle manager on vital projects goes the furthest in explaining why some firms do better than others. For example, think of the middle manager (yourself, perhaps?)

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. We’ve taken a deep dive into how to set career goals that will stick – see whether these tips can help you reach your targets.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 2, 2010

With the absence of job security and the likelihood of lifetime employment with one company a thing of the past, the open labor market means you may be investing in talented people who will leave your firm for a competitor. In order to keep employees from leaving, most employers give them more say about managing their careers.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Jim Taggart presents The Rise of Tiger Business Women posted at ChangingWinds , saying, “At present rates, it will take about 150 years before women and men are equally likely to reach middle management. Deming’s ideas apply to management issues today.” To get them to speak the truth, be willing to hear it.”

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Blog Leadership Deming Storytelling 218

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

. “Executive presence” was mentioned in several reviews as an improvement area, but without any specifics, Tom had no idea what the real issue was and how damaging it could be to his career. Often these pandas live on for years, seemingly innocent, but ultimately gnaw at the career trajectory of otherwise talented leaders.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Jim Taggart presents The Rise of Tiger Business Women posted at ChangingWinds , saying, "At present rates, it will take about 150 years before women and men are equally likely to reach middle management. And a century and a half is an eyeblink compared with the eternity it would take to achieve this benchmark in senior management".

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Sales Wolf Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

 Much like my Rainmaker 'Fab Five' blog picks of the week that is published every Monday, 5 for Friday highlights five posts from the career and recruiting blogosphere that the folks at Monster Thinking found to be especially good reading over the past week.  One of the great things of blogging is that anyone can do it.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

That is All Jesse Harriot, Monster Thinking : 2011 Job Market Trends HR Introvert : Time for Due Diligence on Personal Objectivity Tim Sanders, Sanders Says : Three Lists to Make for 2011 Rachel Suff, XpertHR : New Year's Resolution: Boost Poor Performance? .  Enjoy!  Enjoy!

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Sales Wolf Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

  Center for Creative Leadership : Fundamental Four: Core Leadership Skills for Every Career Stage - It is safe to say that different levels of leadership require varying skill sets in order to be successful in that given position. Lisa Rosendahl, Simply Lisa : Succession Planning. Fascinating.

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Blog Talent Management Human Resources Welch 133

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

This book highlights Paul’s significant experience in a 40-year career of managing people and as a well-respected consultant to managers and their organizations across the globe. My final point, I like the fact that this book is mainly catered towards frontline supervisors and middle management.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Black women are toiling in middle management and that is usually the height of their career.". The Hispanic market alone is larger than the entire economies of all but 14 countries in the world. With markets that lucrative at stake, corporate decision makers would benefit from innate understanding of how to sell to them.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 7, 2014

You must make sure that managers at all levels are aware of and engaged with planned changes, and that they understand the importance of reinforcing key messages with their teams. If middle managers and supervisors signal to employees through their words or actions that they lack faith in their leaders, employees’ trust will decline rapidly.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

Careers are very personal things. Organizations are increasingly using the wisdom of crowds to drive their strategy, innovation, and marketing initiatives. She decided it was time for a career change and began to brainstorm ideas on her own, seeking advice from friends, and even meeting with a jobs counselor.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2014

Yes, women are graduating from college in higher numbers than men and permeating the workforce — at least at the entry and middle management levels. Women are now stuck in middle management. Career planning Entrepreneurship Gender' More women are C-suite executives than at any time in our nation’s history.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2016

We have heard it all before: leaders who say their marketing messages to female clients and consumers must be gender appropriate because their marketing departments are dominated by women (although led by men). This goes well beyond unconscious bias training for middle managers. What do they do?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

These differences in philosophy and approach frequently differentiate those who advance to and succeed at the executive level — and those who stay in the ranks of middle management. When you ask leaders how they build a strong management team, the answers are revealing.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2012

In China, both multinational and Chinese companies are finding their dramatic growth goals constrained by the challenges of finding capable leaders at both the senior and middle management levels. Here are a few suggestions for turning multicultural career goals into action: 1.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

I have interviewed over 100 CEOs, C-suite executives, middle managers, and shop floor workers in more than 25 companies across the world to understand why most companies fail to embed sustainability in their business models and, also, what drives success among the handful that do.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2011

But he believes that too many of his managers still operate in a " command-and-control reflex." They're a lot like he was earlier in his career: good at holding subordinates accountable but bad at setting clear expectations. For every other organization, let's lower our sights and focus on softening the edges of hierarchy.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2013

Twenty years later, when these women should be reaching the peaks of their careers, they make up barely 15 percent of law firm equity partners. They can get middle-management jobs. It's not your mother's gender inequality — but it's no less real. Here's where we stand: Women can get low-paid jobs.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

” Middle management wasn’t free from trouble, either. ” As a result, top talent left rather than risk stalling their careers. When you step back, what’s most striking is that people at all stages of their careers noted that their raison d’etre disappeared with the introduction of the computer.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. Connectors in the middle. Essential experts possess crucial knowledge but don’t want to manage others. Critical contractors.

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Management Excellence

DECEMBER 20, 2010

I enjoy observing how the help in stores engage with their customers. What you see and hear speaks volumes about the leaders they work for. Want to know how people feel about their jobs and their bosses? It’s on their faces. Employees mirror the treatment they receive from their leaders.

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Management Excellence

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

While your own level of influence might not be something that crosses your mind on a daily basis, your relative level of influence in your organization is at least one reasonable proxy for measuring your effectiveness as a leader.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2014

The condition is rare but, fortunately, there appeared to be several specialists both in Germany and France who had each treated hundreds of cases during their careers. Some time ago, a London friend of mine in was diagnosed with a severe medical condition, which required urgent yet complex surgery.

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Management Excellence

JANUARY 19, 2011

There’s no doubt we live in interesting times…a true Dickensian Best of Times, Worst of Times environment, filled with remarkable opportunities and equally remarkable personal, competitive, societal and global challenges.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 25, 2010

 Today I would like to highlight a great resource that comes out each month from LinkUp that will help you keep tabs on which direction the employment market is moving.  Enjoy!  Currently LinkUp is keeping tabs on job postings from over 21,000 organizations.

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Report Human Resources Open-book Advertising 124

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

But the very skills that propel women to the top of the class in school are earning us middle-of the-pack marks in the workplace. of middle managers in the U.S. Welcome a less proscribed, full of surprise, career path. A career path is far less scripted, and often full of surprises. but only 4.2%

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

Most companies now have more gender-balanced talent pools, especially at the early-to-mid-career levels, and are looking for ways to make sure progress continues at the mid-to-upper levels. These leaders are recognizing that this balance drives the innovation and market understanding they need for other key business transformations.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

It holds up for C-level executives compared to directors and middle managers. What he meant was that in the 1980s American managers became obsessed with managing their popularity, and were more concerned with greasing the skids, avoiding tough conversations, and maintaining a favorable image.

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