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Am I A Nice Boss?

Lead Change Blog

Of course, it’s difficult to remember everything, especially if your span of control is 25 or more—let alone if you also want to remember things about all the coworkers your direct colleagues guide in the everyday operation of your organization. As a manager, boss, or leader, you are primarily a facilitator.

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HR Value Delivery: Power of HR to Transform Organizations

HR Digest

HR professionals can facilitate this alignment by involving customers in talent development initiatives. Organization: Cultivating the Right Capabilities for Success HR’s role in shaping the organization goes beyond traditional HR demographics such as the number of levels or span of control.

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Leadership and Self-Awareness

N2Growth Blog

I’ve never understood leaders who make heavy investments in personal and professional development early in their careers, who then go on to make only minimal investments in learning once they have reached the C-suite. Learning and development are lifelong endeavors.

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The True Cost of Hiring Yet Another Manager

Harvard Business Review

You have front-line employees who create what you sell or who deal directly with customers: software developers, sales reps, call-center staffers, and so on. Not long ago my colleagues and I studied the cost of adding a manager or executive, and we found a kind of multiplier effect (see the graphic below). It’s the same in a company.

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Does Your Company Have Enough Sales Managers?

Harvard Business Review

A healthcare industry sales executive recently told us that as part of a continued effort to cut costs, her company had reduced the number of first-line sales managers from 66 down to 30 over a period of several years. The average span of control for U.S. Managers may micromanage their people. People management.

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

His book, Lessons from the Navy: How to Earn Trust, Lead Teams, and Achieve Organizational Excellence is loaded with advice to help all leaders aspiring to operate at the highest levels. Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead. Naval Hospital Rota, Spain.

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

Their goal is to attract, engage, develop and retain employees – moving talent into, through and out of the organization. HR systems emphasize long-term relationships and high performance, with big investments in selection and development, amortized over a long career. Create one integrated workforce strategy.