HR Digest

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Sometimes the interviewer might be very specific about the context they want to discuss , such as “a time when you disagreed with a manager or senior” or “when you failed to meet your sales quota.” Your task could also reflect the process of identifying where and when the conflict started. How did you go about that? What did you do?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Uncertain project requirements make it impossible to specify all costs and benefits. Links to other projects make it hard to isolate costs and benefits of the transaction. When managers spot these sorts of problems on the horizon, a deal that potentially will create value may not get done because the contract is bound to be incomplete.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

Negotiation is a method for resolving conflicts of interest, not for adjudicating who is at fault. Most people, once they understand this, are willing to exchange concessions in order to satisfy their underlying interests. She can ultimately be trusted to act in her own interest. Stop making concessions.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Most physicians complete quality-improvement projects individually by completing modules provided by the specialty certification boards to collect, analyze, and improve quality on subsets of 25 to 50 patients. The ongoing program has allowed Mayo to do the following: Review and approve (or reject) quality-improvement projects (QIPs).

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2013

This rush to upgrade, however, creates a challenge: large numbers of excess electronics must be managed and disposed of properly. During a recent IT asset disposal project for a large New York bank, a chain-of-custody audit revealed three computers were untracked. IT management Information & technology Risk management'

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2014

But waiting until you’re calm, and framing how the decision is bad for the company — and not just you — will put you on a more productive path, says Jeanne Brett, director of Kellogg School of Management’s Dispute Resolution Research Center. You have no idea what work went into this project! Are you kidding me?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2014

But they can still play a useful role in managing your messages. An assistant can reduce the burden of email management in ways automated systems can’t, be they third-party plugins or rules and filters that you set up within your inbox. Now we all use email, and assistants are a seemingly rare commodity. The decision to delegate.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Whether the questions raised are about police officers’ use of force, politicians’ use of email, or managers’ use of compensation, the answer is the same: more transparency. The idea is that giving the other party complete information about your interests makes that other party responsible for policing your behavior.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

Fake it until you make it" might sound like a manageable way to approach your entrepreneurial efforts, but it''s also worth considering this man-riding-a-lion analogy from EnSite Solutions CEO Toby Thomas: "People look at him and think, ‘This guy''s really got it together! He''s brave!’ —Andrea Ovans.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2013

Public project labor agreements (PLAs) provide another hurdle, unless their employees choose to pay union dues. Bush’s prohibition on the requirement for project labor agreements on federal projects. Wendy Powell is the author of Management Experience Acquired. References. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

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