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It’s called human resources for a reason

ReImagine Work

About 7 years into my IT career I realized I didn’t love the technology enough to excel over the long haul. These realizations settled in, and having recently survived my first downsizing in IT, I chose to pursue a career in human resources. A version of this post originally ran on the CIO online site on April 27, 2015.

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When Your Boss Is Too Nice

Harvard Business Review

If this sounds like your boss, your career may be at risk. Working for a manager who is conflict-averse can have deleterious effects on your performance and your career. But there are serious long-term effects. People let it go on for a long time,” McKeown says. Case study #2: Don’t stay too long.

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Prevent Your Star Performers from Losing Passion for Their Work

Harvard Business Review

I call this phenomenon “executive brownout” and the details of El-Erian’s departure (not to mention more recent reporting on the conduct of his co-CIO Bill Gross, who has also since resigned) only confirmed my opinion that he was very likely suffering from it. Employee retention Motivating people Developing employees'

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Tips for Energizing Your Exhausted Employees

Harvard Business Review

I keep thinking of the health-care IT professionals I’ve worked with for much of my career and how they must be dreading the long, rough road that lies ahead for them. Opportunities to develop new friendships and interdisciplinary collaboration. A chance to use their skills and expertise to make a positive contribution.

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Who's Moving Their Company Beyond Bureaucracy?

Harvard Business Review

Ricardo Semler, the original management maverick, shares a radical design for rethinking the traditional career by building retirement into work and work into retirement. What if training and development programs unleashed human potential rather than packed people full of curricula, models, and competencies? Hack by Ricardo Semler.