Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 19, 2018

Early in my career, I got a big promotion from Assistant Manager to Distribution Center Manager. First, they ignored the advice of seasoned travelers not to take the Cutoff. The Donners relied on the recommendation by an author who had never traveled the trail he recommended. Bad advice can get you in big trouble.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 24, 2014

I asked my fellow traveler how long this guy had been upsetting him. How could you manage to hit my boat in the middle of this wide river? I suggested to my seatmate that the real cause of his anger might be that he was beating himself up for being a poor judge of character and not conducting adequate due diligence into the purchase.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Last year Feld, who is managing director at Foundry Group and co-founder of TechStars, announced he would no longer travel for business. He equipped his Boulder offices with state-of-the-art video conferencing systems, and now holds meetings using this technology or asks business partners to travel to see him.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

For most of my prior career, I was a woman who: was happily married, may never have children, would earn a six figure income, was a loyal employee, was an over achiever, traveled to exotic places, would live in my dream home, and wanted to be involved in the highly charged corporate world forever!

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2017

.” Bear in mind that even though the job is yours if you want it, you must “continue to be enthusiastic” in your dealings with your prospective manager, says Lees. ” That may indeed be the case, but it’s not the message you want to send to your would-be manager. ” Be methodical. Do I crave autonomy?

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Due Diligence How To Travel Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Hiring managers benefit because they have an opportunity to create diverse teams. Four things are required: Do deeper due diligence. They need to be flexible and willing to travel and know that corporate headquarters is still where the action takes place. The company benefits. You and Your Team. Hiring and Firing.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Indeed, even organizations where top management keeps their eyes glued to KPI-driven dashboards have trouble agreeing on what their Top Ten Most Important Customer/Client 80/20 analytics should be. Should management refine and dig deeper into existing 80/20 KPIs? is the challenge top management needs to both ask and rise to.

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