You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

As part of a team , I don’t waste time engaging in gratuitous political maneuverings. And if you doubt it, ask Toyota about the impact their latest crisis has had on their market share. I feel well rewarded and highly regarded. I trust them to do the same.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 7, 2018

With its leaders distracted by playing politics and defending turfs, the Ford brand had become listless and unfocused. He instituted weekly business performance review (BPR) meetings that required a new level of rigor, scrutiny, and detailed analysis from the company’s leaders.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2016

We isolated seven performance factors correlated to strong organizational performance as well as leadership strengths through IBM Watson’s content analysis tools as well as historical performance reviews of these leaders and their direct reports.

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Execution Supply Chain Analysis Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

For example, instead of giving a negative performance review, you’re having a constructive conversation about development. Ask yourself questions like: What would I do if I were her, or if I were in R&D instead of marketing? What might that reason be? Imagine you’re in her shoes. What if I were my boss?

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How To Construction Agility Performance Review 8

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Much like you have performance reviews for your employees you should conduct an analysis of how your customers are performing. Develop Customer Scorecards : You should actually profile your clientele such that you understand the difference between good accounts and bad accounts.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2014

This is in part because many bosses lack the information they need to do so, notes Tim Low, Vice President of B2B Marketing at PayScale. It’s awkward for everybody,” says Karen Dillon, author of HBR Guide to Office Politics and co-author of How Will You Measure Your Life? Still, avoidance is not an option.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2017

What information can you gather from annual performance reviews or culture-survey data — or simply from informal conversations? When working parents need advice or motivation, they turn to the real experts: their respected colleagues and mentors, people they trust who understand the politics and culture inside the organization.

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Organization Attrition Performance Review Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Each branch makes its own loan decisions, sets its own pricing on loans and deposits, controls its own marketing budget, runs its own website (on a shared platform), and serves all customer segments — from individuals to multinationals — within its catchment area. Operating decisions are almost entirely decentralized.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

When politics is as heated as it has been in the U.S. And what should you do about the coworker who can’t tamp his enthusiasm and relentlessly talks about politics? Talking about politics at work is tricky business. ” Put simply, politics often doesn’t make for good workplace conversation. .

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