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Recent Promotion to Management: Leadership Success Case Study

Mike Cardus

Welcome to the Other Side: Recent Promotion to Management. Anthony, at 30, was promoted to Director of Finance. He was not creating plans to accomplish goals assigned to him by the Vice President of Finance. He was not adding any ideas to discussions during management meetings. These areas were approved by his manager.

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Are Business Schools Creating Higher-Ambition Leaders?

Harvard Business Review

Higher-ambition leaders are able to integrate multiple business disciplines (strategy, ethics, marketing, finance and so on) into a coherent, systemic approach for building a great company. For example, in finance courses students learn that profitability and return on assets is the measure of business success.

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When Coaching Finds That an Executive Isn’t in the Right Role

Harvard Business Review

In the traditional view of executive coaching, an executive, with her boss’s participation , takes personality assessments, receives 360-degree feedback , and creates and implements a development plan designed to address performance gaps, optimize her contribution, and prepare her for new responsibilities.

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Helping a Bipolar Leader

Harvard Business Review

Apparently John had been reckless with his personal finances and had been involved in numerous affairs. Since John moved into this new role, his 360-degree feedback has improved steadily; while he remains volatile, he seems better able to moderate himself. Coaching Leadership Managing people'

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HR Benchmark Report: How to Recruit, Coach & Develop Teams

Paycor surveyed more than 1,000 HR and finance leaders of medium & small businesses and found that only 31% said the teams they’ve built are, in fact, effective. Why 360-degree feedback is critical. How a quality learning management system can help engage employees. Why the disconnect?

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4 Strategies for Women Navigating Office Politics

Harvard Business Review

In 2013, we conducted a number of interviews and surveyed 270 female managers in Fortune 500 organizations to determine what they liked and disliked about business meetings. We’ve observed time and again in 360-degree feedback surveys that women executives believe politics present a particular dilemma for them.