Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Managing a perfectionist can be challenging but it's not impossible. Stomberg Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and the author of Flying Without a Net. Accept that they may not be good managers as they are likely to demand too much of their people (see "hypercritical" and "bad at delegating" above).

Kaplan 15

Kaplan Management How To Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2016

Last year, networking giant Cisco Systems worked with one of its contract manufacturers in Malaysia to deploy 1,500 energy and temperature sensors on its manufacturing equipment. As Kern put it, “We always manage costs so closely, but we weren’t really measuring energy — we didn’t know how much we spent!

Energy 8

Energy Company Supply Chain Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

In writing the book Sales Growth , we've found that CEOs who put sales management at the heart of their agenda have captured astonishing growth — outstripping their peers by 50 to 80 percent in terms of revenue and profitability. It's not enough to set budgets and set goals.

CEO 15

CEO 360-Degree Feedback Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2012

It is often costly to career momentum and earnings as much as it is a boon," says Amy Wrzesniewski, an associate professor of organizational behavior at the Yale School of Management and coauthor of " Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Want." While the former might require approval from your manager, the latter often doesn't.

Contract Manufacturing 17

Contract Manufacturing Case Study Delegation Learning-by-Doing 17