HR Digest

AUGUST 2, 2020

Women gaining more power to lead, green-light projects, and innovate does not come at the expense of men. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg hit the bestseller list with this book in 2013. Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers”. by Sheryl Sandberg. Author Lois P.

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Books Entrepreneur Leadership Advice 105

Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

2 Responses to Fast Friday with Jay Woo, COO, CAA South Central Ontario John Doe | January 4, 2011 at 3:05 PM | Funny stuff. A huge innovation that no other company has. The idea exchange is a huge internal joke. It is used about 10 employees that post ridiculous ideas constantly. He makes up “success&# stories constantly.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Blog Godin 28

CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

With the PEAK model, leaders can learn just how much they are inclined to seek Perspectives (Innovators), Evaluate information at hand (Judges), take Action (Directors), and increase Knowledge (Professors). Their PEAK number suggests not only how they typically make decisions, but also how they communicate with others.

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Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 87

CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

With the PEAK model, leaders can learn just how much they are inclined to seek Perspectives (Innovators), Evaluate information at hand (Judges), take Action (Directors), and increase Knowledge (Professors). Their PEAK number suggests not only how they typically make decisions, but also how they communicate with others.

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Leadership Styles COO Learning-by-Doing Planning 78

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

. “We take people who have not been involved in the formal economy and provide them with the appropriate training and move them into full-time and formal work,” Wendy Gonzalez, Samasource’s President and COO told me recently. As such employees often have career opportunities within the company.

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HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2024

From innovative approaches to professional development to holistic well-being initiatives tailored to diverse workforce needs, Blackstone’s commitment to its employees shines through. This continuous feedback loop is critical to raising the bar in how we make Blackstone the absolute best place to grow a career.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 27, 2023

. “In an increasingly global world, it’s important that managers recognize the need for balancing personal and professional lives,” says Sheila Flavell CBE, COO, FDM Group.

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COO Document Reference Long-term 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

He decided to stop thinking of his career as something separate from himself, and the values, ideals and principles that were important to him. He decided it was time to pursue a path that baked his mission into his career. It was just one of the many ways that Ben decided to bake his mission into his career.

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Wilde Career COO Follow-up 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Over the past year we have been writing the HBR Leader’s Handbook — a primer for aspiring leaders who want to take their careers to the next level. Foster innovation and learning to sustain your team (or organization) and grow new leaders. “I took a risk, and it helped put us on the map, as never before.”

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Skills McKinsey COO Handbook 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

You’re ready to make a career move, up to a higher level or into a different industry or an entirely new field. Meghna has been COO of a small market research company since she earned her MBA several years ago. She quantified the growth she generated and included one of her innovations that generated much of that growth.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2014

I have had to juggle kids and career for the last 10 years, and I cannot separate work and home life, as I’ve found that creates too much stress and pressure. Providing an environment where an employee can be loyal, work hard, and get rewarded for innovation will bring both better results and more talented people to your company.

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COO Stress Software Career 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Throughout his career, he has sought creative ways of fitting the different domains of his life together, including learning from his children about what really matters. As COO of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg has been redefining what it means to be a leader. Start by considering three principles: be real, be whole, and be innovative.

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Succession COO Career Politics 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

CIOs are being tasked with managing internal business systems, cloud-based services, big data innovation, data security, and the 24x7 needs of global customers who access company data on personal devices. Chief "Innovation" Officer: Looking for disruptive technologies to drive innovation. focus and vision.

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CIO CFO Chief Information Officer Business Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

When considering the promotion of a relatively junior executive to the position of CEO, boards can have the candidate tested and prepared by ensuring an appointment as president, CFO, or COO. Placing the candidate on a corporate board will help him or her gain experience interacting with directors.

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CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

For example, one earthquake engineer, Stuart, had a career breakthrough when he joined a large structural investigation project led by a team of senior partners in his firm. To Foster Innovation, Connect Coworkers Who Share Aspirations. You and Your Team Series. Collaboration. Amy Jen Su. Celia de Anca and Salvador Aragón.

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Chief Operating Officer Consensus How To Project 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2014

And your organization loses out as you make compromises with the loudest person in the room, lose the diversity of thinking that’s critical for innovation, or stop producing the best solutions. At some point in your life or career, you probably got burned by conflict, and felt shamed or criticized.

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Self-aware COO Constraint Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

What follows is a short recap of some of the best bits from this year’s commencements, as related to business and career success. Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, speaking at City Colleges of Chicago. You’re witnessing creative destruction and disruptive innovation at work. Business education Career planning'

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Career Planning CEO Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2014

During a long and illustrious career that is far from over (you can read all about one of his most recent ventures — building the most direct fiber-optic connection between Chicago and New York – in Chapter One of Michael Lewis’s new book ), Barksdale has become a big believer in the value of the folksy aphorism as management tool.

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Advice Management CAPEX Wireless 8

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. Leading innovator in HR for over 25 years.

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Executive Coaching CEO Banking Magazine 70

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

What to make of the confluence of General Petraeus resigning as head of the CIA and Christopher Kubasik , vice chairman, president, and COO of Lockheed also resigning — both for having affairs — within days of each other? First, as my friend Bob Sutton noted in a conversation, these behaviors seem to be confined mostly to men.

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Welch COO Constraint CEO 17