Eric Jacobson

MAY 11, 2021

Eisenmann features all his research findings and expert advice in his new book, Why Startups Fail. Eisenmann : There are lots of excellent books about how to succeed as an entrepreneur, and aspiring founders should read them. In this way, the show mirrors the case study approach we use to train students at Harvard Business School.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 24, 2016

The term “drive performance” is popular in a bottom-line, transactional world made up of managers and executives who lead through their positional authority. Barry Posner and Jim Kouzes, authors of the bestselling book The Leadership Challenge , have surveyed tens of thousands of employees about what they look for and admire in a leader.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 15, 2013

Many of this year’s business books recognize culture’s role as the essential driver of effective change. But frequently their suggestions for engaging the levers of culture are limited to exhortation: Be more open! Weisbord sees an inherent tension between top-down management and participative cultures. Become a change agent!

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

What a great case study in how an organization can go from king of the mountain to yesterday's news. If you're the leader you have to ask them, encourage them and motivate people to act on the answers. " and he said "No, we are open until midnight." It doesn't take long these days. Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

In a truly innovative move, the new management team rewrote the employee handbook giving the green light to profanity and dirty jokes “because a loose, fun, nonlinear atmosphere is important to the creative process. The example from the Trib is extreme in that it’s rare for management to codify bad behavior as official company policy. 

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The Empowered Buisness

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

While there are many classic leadership books that are still relevant today – like Good to Great and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – and a flooded market of other business books , I wanted to share …. My Top 12 Favorite, Hidden Book Gems that are a “must read” for every leader for 2014. I love this book!

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Study some of the most interesting and diverse group of companies such as Google, Twinings, Dropbox and even Wimbledon and you end up with fascinating stories, case studies, and research useful to every brand. Nick Liddell is Director of Consulting and Richard Buchanan is Managing Director and a founding partner.

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Sales Wolf Blog

APRIL 30, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! License.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

Our smart digital campus Adobe Life app will be at the center of this transformation, giving in-person and remote employees access to a variety of health and wellness tools as well as being able to book meeting spaces, order food from the office café, and make appointments with IT.

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Warner Burke has pointed out that “knows how to influence up in a constructive way” scored last place on managerial effectiveness in all items when people evaluated their managers in NASA – immediately before the Columbia space shuttle exploded.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 23, 2010

Main | Business Travel Divas Turn Themselves In » July 23, 2010 Fear Kills In case you didnt see it, a report in the New York Times earlier this week offers a stark example of what can happen when the culture of an organization discourages open and honest dialogue. If you're concerned about reprisal, get another job!

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The remaining three quarters of my time is spent in teaching others what I know (either executives, high-potential leaders, HR professionals, or university executive education participants), writing or editing books and articles or working in consulting networks that can provide a wide range of coaches to leaders around the world.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2015

Does it mean that by offering thought-provoking, useful, creative information buyers will be motivated to contact you at the right time along their complete (including pre-sales) decision path? How is 'conversion' defined – opening the email? Case Study. How can you compose true thought pieces that people want to open?

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

We do not work with leaders who are not really motivated to change. We only work with people who will be given a fair chance by their management. We do not work with leaders who have been “written off” by senior management. I slowly learned that a motivated, hard-working client was more important than a brilliant coach!

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

I actually don't think the 3 case studies you cited have much in common other than the public intrigue surrounding their departures. The Next Level Find out what insiders know about executive success in Scott Eblin’s new and expanded book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success. But first, a recap.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

The number of books, blogs, tweets, videos, webcasts, podcasts, etc., When I ran the Talent Management division of a large global consulting firm after I left GE, I realized that these consultants were working from concepts that were academic vs. real life. Was it when I wrote my first book on the subject or the third?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 2, 2013

And yes, it takes courage to get management unstuck in their ways. Ninety-two (92) percent of all problems in organizations stem from poor management decisions. Making the same mistakes more than twice, without studying the mitigating factors. Fear is the biggest contributor to failure, and it can be a motivator for success.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

His book, Lessons from the Navy: How to Earn Trust, Lead Teams, and Achieve Organizational Excellence is loaded with advice to help all leaders aspiring to operate at the highest levels. My book discusses the vital importance of caring. He went on and spelled out in detail how this is best accomplished…which I delineate in the book.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 23, 2013

This real-life case study shows how an executive can expand a simple coaching assignment to benefit his team and company. I work with my clients and their managers to determine: 1) who are my client’s key stakeholders and 2) what are the key behaviors that my client wants to change. Getting Started. 1-858-759-0950.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Consider one instructive case study. Cannon also understood that if he wanted to influence the behavior of more than 23,000 employees at Mercedes dealerships, there was no rule book he could write to engineer a culture of connection and compassion. “The only way you get there is to educate people, excite them, incite them.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

As the boss, your goal is to have all your employees operating at their peak level of energy, efficiency, and motivation—which can be a challenge when it comes to leading a team comprised of introverts and extroverts. How do you manage these vastly different personalities and work preferences? ” Talk to your team.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

His letter announced a compensation restructuring, which accompanied a dismantling of hierarchy and the introduction of self-managed, self-organizing teams throughout the company. Two years in, Stayer fired three top managers because they kept deferring to him. ” Stayer soon became the darling of management gurus.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2012

At these moments, it's easy to feel stuck between your bosses and the people you manage. It's very rare people don't want to know the news even if it's bad," says Michael Useem, the William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management at the Wharton School and author of " Four Lessons in Adaptive Leadership." Question your motives.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2014

How do you stay motivated? Once you’ve decided on your goals, write them down and share them with others, including your manager, peers, direct reports, and friends and family. Openness also enables others “to hold you accountable.” Case study #1: Create a detailed strategy and enlist support.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

It's not enough to be smart — you need to always be getting smarter," says Heidi Grant Halvorson, a motivational psychologist and author of the HBR Single Nine Things Successful People Do Differently. You may be jazzed up about learning how to speak in front of large audiences, but does your manager value that?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

How you managed people there will not work here. The assumption that people are motivated differently around the world — especially in Asia — and that leaders must adapt their behavior accordingly is wrong. Having led and managed people in eight countries across three continents, I have found the exact opposite to be true.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Brett, professor of dispute resolution and negotiations at Kellogg School of Management. Approach your cross-cultural meeting with an open mind. ” Study up on a country’s customs and professional practices and become an expert observer of others. Cross-cultural management. It’s a team effort. Erin Meyer.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

Most businesses don't even know what's going to be required in two or three years," says Joseph Weintraub, a professor of management and organizational behavior at Babson College and co-author of the book, The Coaching Manager: Developing Top Talent in Business. Case Study #1: Know where you thrive.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

More on: China , Sustainability Join the Discussion | Email/Share Previous Reality is Overrated as a Motivator Never miss a new post from your favorite blogger again with the Harvard Business Review Daily Alert email. The Alert delivers the latest blog posts from HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning at 8:00 AM ET.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2015

Ctrip management was concerned, however, that allowing employees to work from home could have a negative impact on their performance, so they wanted to test the policy before rolling it out to the entire company. Getting Work Done (20-Minute Manager Series). Leadership & Managing People Book. Further Reading.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

These pointers are offered to help manage time and resources. By analyzing the true motives for networking (yours and other people’s), one can avoid hurt feelings and letdowns. Their opening line is: “What do you do?” Try to get them to open doors or somehow return the favors.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2015

But some managers let you have such a long leash that they don’t know what you’re really doing or can’t provide the feedback you need. How do you work with a manager who is too hands-off? Your boss may not be a bad person or even an incompetent manager. It’s nice when your boss trusts you. Start with you.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

Your relationship with your boss is the most important one you have at work, so it’s important to put effort into it, says Susan Heathfield, a talent management expert and humanresources.about.com writer. ’ Don’t leave yourself open to this kind of discussion.” What the Experts Say. ” Be positive.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

” Perhaps you read a book a former colleague might like, you attended a lecture about a subject she’s interested in, or you recently met a connection of hers. Perhaps your former colleague tells you she’s interested in starting to do more video at her job, and you just read a book on the subject. Send it as a gift.”

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

And what would I need to do to allay the concerns of a potential hiring manager?” Case Study #1: Prepare and be gracious. He’s now the marketing manager for Astrophysics, a company that designs X-ray scanners for security screenings. She began the conversation with a two-minute description of her book idea.

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