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Leading Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2019
L EADERSHIP development is a lifelong process. Drawing on her twenty-year career as an advisor to the C-Suite, Davey shares real-world examples and practical tools you and your team can use to handle even the most contentious conflicts as allies?instead Maxwell (HarperCollins Leadership, 2019) In Leadershift , John C.
The Center For Leadership Studies
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
In this time of unrest and change, the role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in leadership has emerged as the critical skill set for leaders. Having watched the corporate leadership landscape for over 25 years now, I am relieved to see EI getting the attention it deserves! But you can use your leadership to begin the healing process.
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Women on Business
DECEMBER 28, 2010
Mentoring is defined as career advice and guidance and sponsorship is advocacy. Companies now understand the impact of diversifying their talent pool, especially in leadership roles. High performing women need to take control of their own career advancement. Communicate your intention to advance your career.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 9, 2017
If everyone on the leadership team has an advanced degree and you don’t, it may be an uphill battle to convince them of your merits. Formal degree programs excel at general education: an MBA, for instance, gives you a little bit of everything you might need as a leader, from finance to marketing to operations.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 20, 2016
More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward. ” Similarly, Sempra CEO Debra L.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 10, 2012
Two decades ago, organizations were designed around stand-alone business units, so all managers had to understand finance, technology, manufacturing, sales, marketing, strategy, human resources, and more. To get this broad exposure, managers were given a variety of functional roles, eventually assuming leadership for a small business unit.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
I've written about the rising significance of soft skills, including in the March 2011 issue of HBR (coauthored with Kevin L. The CIO has to know what's going on in finance and marketing, for instance, and P&L experience is important even for support functions like human resources. You have to be constantly learning.
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