Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

We did it because we knew we that we were ‘in the right,’ so to speak—that we had the skills, the knowledge, and the passion necessary for opening up an online retail business. Here, we believed that we had what could be the avant-garde shopping experience and an answer to the stress that some people have of ‘shopping the unknown.’

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2016

As I write about in my new book, Under New Management , an increasing number of company leaders are outlawing or at least restricting email. He’s a middle-aged former minister of finance for France and a former professor at Harvard Business School. But perhaps it shouldn’t be so surprising.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

And almost all of us have limits on our time and finances — due to kids, social organizations, work, and more — that make additional formal education impractical or impossible. As I’ve noted previously , reading, even for short periods of time, can dramatically reduce your stress levels. Do they ask good questions?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

But according to research one of us (Julia) conducted for her book Pivot Points , the key differentiator between the career arc of someone who becomes a successful business leader and the average person is consistency in how the person makes major decisions. Others believe that leaders are born, not made.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

Studies show that individuals with political skills tend to do better in gaining more personal power as well as managing stress and job demands, than their politically naive counterparts. Once the implicit assumptions are out in the open, ask your team to reflect on whether they’re helping your company or hindering it.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Am I open to exploring new industries and roles, or do I want to stick to this specific job description? An honest open review of your abilities and interests can thus help you assess what career goals may be right for you. What are the potential obstacles I’m going to face? Do I have the resources to handle them?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

On a personal level, leaders are taking note of empirical research documenting meditation’s potential for reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, and improving emotional regulation. House of Representatives. This creates space to deliberately choose how to speak and act. Organizations, like individuals, need this kind of space.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2016

In today’s complex and collaborative workplace, the real challenge is to manage not just your personal workload but the collective one, says Jordan Cohen , a productivity expert and the Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Learning & Development at Weight Watchers. Encourage open communication. Set the example.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve found that managers who fully embrace a superconsumer strategy learn more from their consumers through increased empathy. These managers are more persuasive at getting buy-in from the leaders in their organization, make better strategic decisions, and achieve more stable, more predictable, and longer-term growth.

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Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2018

As explained in Tom Lutz’s book, Crying: A Natural and Cultural History of Tears , reflex tears help rinse out irritants, basal tears keep our corneas from drying out, and psychic tears spill from both positive and negative emotional states. I cry when I’m stressed, or in conflict, and also when I’m gratified.”

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