Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

It is where employees with diverse backgrounds and opinions can work together to pursue shared objectives, unencumbered by the divides and tensions that exist elsewhere. And for society and democracy at large, the workplace might just be the one institution that incubates a more constructive way of bringing people together.

Diversity 8

Diversity Politics Survey Incubator 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 13, 2009

Having been one who didn’t have one for a period of several years because senior management didn’t believe in performance evaluations (but didn’t offer anything to replace it), I know this to be true. There is a personal accountability there that the manager has given to the employee. This is as it should be.

Performance Review 40

Performance Review Review PR Blanchard 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis and numerous corporate scandals, a director now confronts not only complex oversight accountability, but also personal risk and liability. Poor process management hinders effective board preparation, meeting management, and communications.

Compliance 9

Compliance Maslow Short-term Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

.” Even though advocates of this approach believe it reduces whining, increases empowerment , helps employees manage up, and boosts careers , it’s fraught with challenges. Tackling the complexity of most significant business issues can take a pool of talented people with diverse points of view. ”

Project 8

Project Learning-by-Doing Team Sports 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Having said all that, I think it important to say too, that casual conversations can go from being constructive and helpful to divisive and destructive if you’re not careful. As leader, it is important to model constructive and helpful conversations and to be clear that negative talk is not condoned.

Participative 44

Participative Blog Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 44

You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 20, 2009

For instance: The Ugly Truth about Some Bosses is that : Managing performance well requires coaching skills that many bosses have not acquired. The Ugly Truth about Some Employees is that: In general, criticism is a hard pill to swallow , even the constructive kind. There are some inherent dangers associated with that.

Performance Review 44

Performance Review Review PR Blog 44

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The common view is that, as Felix puts it, "board members are meant to keep management under control.". Boards — I'm quoting Felix again here but the view is of course quite widely held — "are meant to be representing the shareholders and stopping the managers from just running away with the whole business.".

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Banking Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

As one of the most serious industrial accidents in history, the Gulf explosion should be a great case study for corporate leaders across the globe who are trying to manage risk in hazardous activities involving complex technology. None examine in any detail how the local organization on the rig fit into complex global organizations.

Report 12

Report Policies Risk Management Analysis 12

Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

It is still common for most managers to refer to people skills as “soft skills,” because they aren’t specifically about the business of the organization. But he aggregated people skills, managing emotions, personality and character traits into a single area of competence, further confusing the issue.

Skills 104

Skills Construction Goleman Emotional Intelligence 104

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Figures speak for themselves only to those who understand how they have been constructed and in which context they are to be used. This is why management continues to advocate diversity as integral part of any successful organization. Business education Collaboration Decision making'

Senge 8

Senge Education Rogers Tools 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2015

Every astute organization assesses the status of each branch on its Business Tree™ and orients its management and team members to meet constant changes and fluctuations. Managers, by default, see “band-aid surgery” as the only remedy for problems… but only when problems are so evident as to require action.

Self-aware 50

Self-aware System Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2016

Here are three steps — based on both my academic research and my consulting work — that managers can take to increase discussion, decrease fear of saying the “wrong thing,” and avoid sidestepping conflict: 1. Make inclusion a long-term investment. Be proactive about inclusion efforts.

Management 8

Management Diversity Self-aware Long-term 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 16, 2011

Building awareness in organizations must be a collective effort with participation from many and diverse people. Reply Lawrence "Larry" Berezin January 19, 2011 at 3:04 pm Gwyn, Excellent, well constructed, thought-provoking post, as usual. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink.

Self-aware 63

Self-aware Film Blog Diversity 63

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2018

of senior management and executive roles of S&P 500 firms, 2.2% We sought to understand the barriers they faced, their strategies for ascending through the organization, and the tools they used to manage significant organizational change efforts and navigate career risks. Currently, they make up 12.7% of the U.S.

Execution 9

Execution Strategy Self-aware Career 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

That in turn fueled a construction and tourist boom in Spain and Greece, the proceeds of which got spent on BMWs and holiday rental properties. In this environment, Spain, Greece, and other crisis-struck economies didn't really have to worry about their productivity. The cash that this brought into Germany had to go somewhere.

Banking 14

Banking Construction Politics Case Study 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

That in turn fueled a construction and tourist boom in Spain and Greece, the proceeds of which got spent on BMWs and holiday rental properties. In this environment, Spain, Greece, and other crisis-struck economies didn't really have to worry about their productivity. The cash that this brought into Germany had to go somewhere.

Banking 12

Banking Construction Politics Case Study 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2018

And in 2011, Nathaniel Foote and Russ Eisenstat proposed a “better way to manage in the 21st century.” From digital platforms to customer experience to crisis management , these priorities have been a bellwether for what would soon dominate boardroom discussions and headline business publications.

Marketing 10

Marketing Porter Metrics Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2012

But all these constructions include a dizzyingly diverse set of economies that don't have much in common, and in any case the market conditions inside these countries tell only part of the story. We live in a crisis-prone age. We live in a crisis-prone age.

Tourism 14

Tourism Crisis Globalization Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

Managers and other business leaders face a dilemma: with increasingly diverse environments to manage and rising stakes to get it right, how do they identify the most effective approach to business strategy and marshal the right thinking and behaviors to conceive and execute it, supported by the appropriate frameworks and tools?

Strategy 8

Strategy Competitive Advantage Environment Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

Add to that the problem of intra-European financial markets with "national" regulatory institutions and the lack of a Europe-wide deposit insurance scheme or common debt instrument, and one can start to understand why the euro zone is going through an existential crisis with still no real end in sight.

Crisis 11

Crisis Policies Banking Politics 11