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Carefrontation — The Ultimate Leadership Trait

Great Leadership By Dan

The pastor was clearly providing guidance to parishioners on how to help others confront tough problems, but to me it sounded a lot like a leadership strategy. He went on to explain that this kind of feedback was confrontational and would only be accepted and processed by the recipient if it was delivered in an extremely caring fashion.

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How to Manage a Perfectionist

Harvard Business Review

DeLong suggests you ask for their advice: "I'm not sure how to talk to you about how you can improve your performance. What guidance would you give me about how to give you feedback?" Shy away from giving feedback — instead ask for the perfectionist's advice on how to deliver it.

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It’s Time for Companies to Be Strategic About Energy

Harvard Business Review

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.

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The Internet of Things Will Change Your Company, Not Just Your Products

Harvard Business Review

Specifically, it requires reimagining the business you are in, empathizing with your target customers and their challenges, and creatively determining how to most effectively solve their problems. In IoT businesses, sales departments often struggle to determine how to best take a combined product and service to market. Operations.

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Don't Like Your Job? Change It (Without Quitting)

Harvard Business Review

Here's how to make the most of an imperfect job situation. Nine years ago, when Shammy Khan took a job at a contract manufacturer based in Texas, he knew it wasn't the perfect job for him. The good news is that there is usually more leeway to alter your job than you think. Look at yourself.