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How to Write a Dissertation Proposal

Strategy Driven

A dissertation proposal is a stepping stone towards drafting the final dissertation essay. It is an exceptional document which informs the audience of the goals and objectives of dissertation research, as well as the course of action taken by the researcher. Answering these questions will help you best know how to write your proposal.

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5 Steps to Develop Team Goals

Skip Prichard

Strive to Be an Excellent Leader and Manager. The research literature on leadership finds that the most effective leaders are excellent managers and excellent leaders. Leadership guru Peter Drucker said leadership is about determining the right results and management is about achieving results. Test the Quality of the Goal.

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Setting Healthy Boundaries: What to Say When You Need to Say No

Let's Grow Leaders

05:18 – Managing Meeting Invitations For those endless meetings, learn to ask, “What’s the contribution you need me to make?” Begin with connection and clarity about the impact of their requests and propose alternative solutions that align with team goals.

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Researchers Propose A New Approach To Tackling The Gender Pay Gap

The Horizons Tracker

“Because the firm’s human resources goals are embedded in the structured approach, you’re improving the degree to which people are paid more for high performance, education or other desirable factors,” the researchers explain. This finding prompted a change in the company to try and achieve pay equity.

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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

His goal was not to make Microsoft the most innovative company but the most successful in its field. Innovation had become the goal, and that wasn’t enough. Nadella proposed that Microsoft move beyond its most profitable product, Windows, in favor of chasing a cloud dream, even though Amazon had a four-year head start.

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Business Alignment

Lead Change Blog

Horizontal alignment— Across the organization, all functions, departments, and teams work together towards a set of common goals. Some of the common causes of misalignment include: There is a lack of shared organizational goals. Department managers are focused on their own agenda as opposed to the strategic goals of the business. .

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Failure to Communicate: What to Do When Your Boss (or Team) Don’t Get It

Let's Grow Leaders

As a leader, manager, and team member, you stand at a crossroads every time this question arises. To ask questions, understand the goals, and help your leaders understand the realities confronting your team. You were busy and told your managers on the “what,” assuming that they would fill in the blanks for their teams.

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