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How We Closed the Gap Between Men’s and Women’s Retention Rates

Harvard Business Review

It’s a model that’s increasingly used in companies of all kinds looking to accelerate the development of their high-potential people. As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. We gave tactical suggestions for how managers could do this (e.g.,

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The Best Leadership Books of 2014

Leading Blog

The context we lead in requires nothing short of radical personal development. Kotter For most companies, the hierarchy is the singular operating system at the heart of the firm. It is structured so that you can thoughtfully and tactically look at each of these areas to see where you can better prepare yourself. Blog Post ).

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“Government Entrepreneur” is Not an Oxymoron

Harvard Business Review

But imagine if the road that led to the Seattle City Council ridesharing hearings this month — with rulings that sharply curtail UberX, Lyft, and Sidecar’s operations there — had been a vastly different one. It still operates today. What would it take? Answer: more public entrepreneurs. Public entrepreneurship is entrepreneurship.

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How to Ask for a Promotion

Harvard Business Review

Show your manager that “you’re working hard to develop someone else,” he says. This tactic often has a “negative impact on relationships” and “artificially promotes people who are not ready to be promoted” in the first place, she says. The handbook was rolled out company-wide.).

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