Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Look in the mirror and own your natural-born strengths and fix any real or perceived career-limiting deficiencies. Mansharamani illustrates how in a very real sense we have outsourced our thinking to a troubling degree, relinquishing our autonomy. When leaders and aspiring leaders seek out advice, they're often told to try harder.

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Books Short-term Leadership Long-term 350

Frank Sonnenberg Online

AUGUST 4, 2020

If you think good news travels fast, know that bad news travels faster. Or they’ll fake it, and outsource the business to another organization. Some people make the sale even though the product or service won’t satisfy their customer’s needs. That doesn’t stop them, but it should. Making false promises.

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Discount Long-term Travel Bottom-up 119

Frank Sonnenberg Online

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Some people view personal responsibility as a burden and outsource their freedom to others. Furthermore, you might not be free to make your own choices, be who you want, access information, or travel wherever and whenever you’d like. Some folks go all out during the early phase of a relationship, only to neglect it over time.

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Outsourcing Banking Travel Blog 93

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2012

This plagues everyone, but especially women who are candidates for high-powered careers. She thereby imposed on everyone her experience in a high-burnout job demanding extensive international travel and a commute between Washington and New Jersey. Slaughter went public with her decision to leave a top-ranking U.S.

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Chief Operating Officer Belief Systems Micromanagement Outsourcing 18

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

She’ll work a modified schedule and avoid work-related travel, but she’s opted against taking a long sabbatical; by returning to work, according to reports, she’s hoping to provide a sense of normalcy to her children, ages 10 and 8. It’s a transition Sophie Vandebroek knows all too well.

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Chief Technology Officer Travel Chief Operating Officer Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

I hired a virtual assistant to manage the details of my calendar, travel and administrative life. And I've outsourced to my husband all bills, legal matters, licensing issues, negotiating contracts and more (he's a keeper). If you're not good at doing what you make your living doing, then you probably need to consider a career change.

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Outsourcing Exit Strategy Self-aware Delegation 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2017

Jane is a marketing director at a technology firm, where she manages a small team, works late, and travels once per quarter. By taking on too many household responsibilities while men take free time to recharge and advance their careers, women can lose sight of their priorities and fail to move ahead in areas that are most important to them.

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Delegation Outsourcing Insurance Loyalty 8