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During this Crisis, Don’t Expect Business as Usual from the Family Enterprise

Strategy Driven

We simply have no precedent for how to plan for what may come next, or for managing the pace of the upheaval. In times of crisis, feelings of anxiety and loss cause people to draw inward and focus only on how circumstances directly affect them. Family businesses and wealth are under threat like never before. About the Author.

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November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

These are all phrases we’ve heard from managers (and executives) recently. People are yearning for human connection, with one another and their manager. Bernd Geropp provided New as a manager – 5 most important tips. How can you manage to do it all—without burning out? Find Bernd on Twitter at @moreleadership.

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Reskilling the Future of Work

HR Digest

The word crisis has given us some of the most beautiful lines in English literature, as seen in Oliver Twist : “It had been bright day, for hours, when Oliver opened his eyes; he felt cheerful and happy. The crisis of the disease was safely past. Coronavirus has changed the way Americans work. What should companies do now?

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How to Build and Repair Your Reputation

Skip Prichard

Do you manage your company’s reputation? Why is it important to manage your reputation? Lida Citroen , an expert in the field of reputation management, has a resource to anyone who wants tips to build a reputation that can withstand negative influences and becomes stronger over time. Do you consider your personal brand ?

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Position Yourself for a Stretch Assignment

Harvard Business Review

I once hired a McKinsey consultant into a country manager role in a developing region. He did and was soon appointed to manage the company's entire international business from headquarters. Today's headlines might tell us we're suffering through a jobs crisis, at least in the developed world.

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The More You Energize Your Coworkers, the Better Everyone Performs

Harvard Business Review

Answer These 5 Questions Think of your boss — your direct supervisor or manager — and consider each statement below. As Dutton and Heaphy describe, the leaders focused on building high-quality connections and strengthening social capital as ways to improve the leadership pipeline. Does Your Boss Give Off Good Energy?

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Reimagining Capitalism

Harvard Business Review

While the global financial meltdown and its aftershocks have unleashed a flood of indignation, condemnation, and protest upon Wall Street, the crisis has exposed a deeper distrust and implacable resentment of capitalism itself. How do we stretch management timeframes and perspectives?