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Should a Woman Act More Like a Man to Succeed at Work?

Great Leadership By Dan

The first, Ready-Now Leaders: Cultivating Women in Leadership to Meet Tomorrow’s Business Challenges by DDI and The Conference Board, identifies “confidence” as one of the few but significant leadership differences between the sexes. Give managers who fail to develop their leaders a negative consequence.

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Why Deming / Why Now / Working to transform “our” system

Deming Institute

The early emphasis on productivity in the program was a familiar theme at my work and the telecommunications business. It was technologically advancing at a very rapid rate that was in evidence every day. rang out at the beginning of the program, and I was hooked. Why Now?

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A Simple Workaround to Overcome the Bureaucratic Mindset

Tanveer Naseer

Russell is an educational psychologist, author, executive coach and management consultant whose clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas. The following is a guest post by Russell Bishop.

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Executives and Salespeople Are Misaligned — and the Effects Are Costly

Harvard Business Review

According to an assessment of over 700 sales professionals and senior executives conducted by GrowthPlay — a sales-focused consulting firm where one of us is Managing Director — the problem stems from gaps between the perceptions, attitudes, and information flows between executives and sales reps. There are other gaps, too.

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If You're Not Micromanaging, You're Not Leading

Harvard Business Review

The single most revealing moment in the coverage of JPMorgan's multibillion dollar debacle can be found in this take-your-breath-away passage from The Wall Street Journal : On April 30, associates who were gathered in a conference room handed Mr. Dimon summaries and analyses of the losses. I want to see the positions!"

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4 Ways to Become a Better Learner

Harvard Business Review

The CEO sitting across from me is explaining how he and the other executives of a telecommunications firm were caught off guard by a new technology that disrupted the firm’s business. Two senior management professors I’ve encountered at academic conferences over the years exemplify opposite ends of the spectrum.

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The Factors Behind China’s Growing Strength in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

In 2006, 26-year-old Frank Wang started up DJI in a dorm room at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. As part of his graduate thesis, he perfected an electronics flight controller, a critical element of drone technology. Having a manufacturing ecosystem confers several benefits. ISAAC LAWRENCE/stringer/Getty Images.