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Leading Question: Are You a Barrier Buster?

The Practical Leader

She wearily said it was their unfocused frantic pace of activity. “We have lots of projects, goals, and priorities. When you and your team add new projects, objectives, or to-do activities, do you prune older projects, objectives, or activities to make room? I asked about the biggest challenges facing their team.

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The Future of Business Is Social: Seven Principles That Lead to.

Strategy Driven

Instead of a monolithic one-way interaction, business is now being conducted through constant and meaningful two-way conversations between organizations and constituents – at every stage of organizational development. And remember that technology connects people in faster and more transparent ways than ever! Still skeptical?

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6 Things Successful Women in STEM Have in Common

Harvard Business Review

In prior research , we at the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that women leave STEM fields in droves: 52% of highly qualified women working for science, technology, or engineering companies leave their jobs. We hear, in interviews and focus groups, that women are consistently spoken over and even robbed of their ideas.

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When a Prototype Isn’t Enough, Use Theatrical Tricks to Sell Your Idea

Harvard Business Review

But I am also excited about “stagecraft,” a related approach that fakes a new product or service to get real-life reactions from users early in the development process. Employed early in the development process, stagecraft can yield critical insights that you might not discover until much later on. It’s all staged.

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To Succeed in Tech, Women Need More Visibility

Harvard Business Review

As one technology executive has explained to us, “We have some very capable women in the middle management and junior VP levels, but they leave our firm to advance their careers as they continually get passed over for promotion.” Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Insight Center. Sponsored by Korn Ferry.

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Top Ten Pitfalls to Avoid When Going Social in the Business World.

Strategy Driven

This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. Yes, set up a “focus group” of employees to serve as community leaders who will shepherd your company into the social networking world, but don’t put all of the power in their hands.

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Three Questions You Should Ask About Your Cyber-Security

Harvard Business Review

Yes, political hacktivists brag about Web pages defaced and customer information released over the Internet, but companies rarely reveal the attacks that result in the loss of valuable intellectual property — business plans, proprietary technologies or fraudulent payments. These attacks can be devastating.