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Their Commitment Might Mean More Than Our Insight

Marshall Goldsmith

Dave once taught me that effective performance can be seen as a function of the quality of an idea times the employee’s commitment to make it happen (EP = QI x C). As an executive coach, it has taken me years of experience – and several failures – to understand the power of commitment. It will become our idea.

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Five New Year’s Resolutions Every Leader Should Make

Harvard Business Review

The answer is sponsorship — a strategic workplace partnership between those with power and those with potential. Leadership roles are given to those who also look and act the part, who manifest “executive presence” (EP). According to CTI research , EP constitutes 26% of what senior leaders say it takes to get the next promotion.

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Cracking the Code That Stalls Multicultural Professionals

Harvard Business Review

Top jobs are given to those who also look and act the part, who manifest “executive presence” (EP). According to new CTI research (PDF) , EP constitutes 26% of what senior leaders say it takes to get the next promotion. Yet the power of difference is missing at the top, just when it matters most. Diversity Leadership'

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We Can’t Study Short-Termism Without the Right Metrics

Harvard Business Review

If a company has beat or missed its EPS targets by less than two cents , that means the company has nipped and tucked its quarterly results just enough to meet the target EPS number it committed to analysts. What if concentrated market power of a few companies in an industry has made these companies more profitable than usual?

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Dress for the Job You Want?

Harvard Business Review

within large corporations) identified when asked what contributed to, or detracted from, "executive presence" (EP) at their firm. Indeed, half the women surveyed and 37% of the men considered appearance and EP to be intrinsically linked; they understood that if you don't look the part of a leader, you're not likely to be given the role.

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U.S. Latinos Feel They Can’t Be Themselves at Work

Harvard Business Review

According to a new study published by the Center for Talent Innovation, Latinos at Work: Unleashing the Power of Culture , most Latinos in the U.S. They modify their appearance, body language, and communication style — all components of executive presence (EP), that intangible element that defines leadership material.

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How Music Artists Use Strategy-Driven Tactics to Rise to Fame (And What Businesses Can Learn from It)

Strategy Driven

Dertee did this after his successful EP, “Defeating Gravity”. Its entire purpose is to take the listener from one state of mind into another — to connect with them through the power of sound even if it only lasts a moment. Though his follow-up and first album, “Breaking Barriers”, did not see the same recognition, it did not stop him.

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