Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

To win and succeed in a stretch assignment, high potentials need to have the right motive (a willingness to have an impact on others in a selfless way), the right leadership assets (including among others the ability to learn, stay resilient, and connect), and be willing to accept the costs of a senior executive position.

Positioning 12

Positioning Social Capital McKinsey Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Employees provide human capital, customers provide revenue and social capital, governments provide critical infrastructure (not just "pipes and schools" but most fundamentally the rule of law) and legitimacy, and shareholders provide financial capital. None comes first in line; none is even primus inter pares.

CEO 11

CEO Short-term Long-term Objective 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

And being the last to learn about key decisions can set your team back, and bring your leadership into question. Reach out to a colleague who is on the list to find out more about the agenda and objective of the meeting to determine whether it’s appropriate for you to add your voice to the discussion. Develop your rationale.

How To 8

How To Social Capital Maturity Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

In one case, two operational leaders at Kelly Services, a workforce solutions firm, created a Business Resource Group to promote leadership development and increase employee engagement. With this objective map, they could identify where they needed to make positive improvements. Create Energizing Events.

Energy 8

Energy Health Care Leadership Pipeline Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

” Self-awareness: PMs must be self-aware so as to remain objective and avoid projecting their own preferences onto users of their products. Finally, social awareness ensures the best PMs service their customers with a product that addresses their jobs to be done which is ultimately what drives product market fit.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

Smart companies form brand councils to meet this leadership imperative. On occasion, these senior executives may designate lieutenants to sit on the brand council as their representatives, but they ensure the designees have the social capital, as well as the authority, to participate fully.

Brand 8

Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

It’s important to know where you’re vulnerable, but you shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that there are limits to the other side’s power as well and that they might have interests or objectives for which they need you. We’ve heard a lot about how the Democrats need new leadership. Shape the narrative.

Health Care 8

Health Care How To Politics Policies 8