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Why do some talented executives fail?

Coaching Tip

In their book, Maximum Success: Changing the Twelve Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead , James Waldroop and Timothy Butler identify twelve behavior patterns--what they call "Achilles' heels" — that can harm, or seriously hinder, a person's career development. 1) Never Feeling Good Enough. "In

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Accidental Leaders

Coaching Tip

Since trial and error on the job (57%) was the number one most influential thing to achieving their leadership skills , it's not surprising that these leaders were shocked once they were formally in the role. Can leaders see themselves clearly and identify their skill gaps? So, why were leaders so surprised by the job?

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Harvard Business Review on Finding & Keeping the Best People: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Harvard Business Review on Finding & Keeping the Best People Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to recruit, hire, onboard, and retain the workers who possess the character, talent, and skills your company needs This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in HBR.

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Make Work Meaningful for Your Freelancers, Too

Harvard Business Review

As he put it, “What excited me about social impact assessment was the act of getting my hands dirty; deliberately entering a situation of social conflict and using my skills at applying the best knowledge from the social sciences to solve problems.” Provide opportunities for job sculpting.