First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 21, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for the The Glass Hammer ‘s “Featured Mentors” series. The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career [.].

Hammer 80

Hammer Mentor Career Article 80

Lead Change Blog

JULY 21, 2016

And top-down, hierarchical leadership styles can still be effective for managing an organization, especially those that mass-produce specific products. Here’s where it gets sketchy… When left to their own devices under stress, these hammer-dropping leaders will lack the emotional intelligence to influence those they lead.

Industry 150

Industry Leadership Styles Leadership Hammer 150

First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 3, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Stephanie Niven written by Cleo Thompson (London), founder of The Gender Blog, for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

Hammer 85

Hammer Blog Career Planning 85

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 23, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Elizabeth Harrin (London) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

Hammer 85

Hammer Technology Article Career 85

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 21, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career [.].

Hammer 80

Hammer Career Planning Execution 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Jo Alma (Managing Director and Head of IMD Technology for Europe and Asia at Goldman Sachs) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover [.].

Hammer 89

Hammer Technology Execution Management 89

First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 22, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.” Here is an excerpt from a profile of journalist Lisa Belkin written by Melissa J.

Hammer 80

Hammer Career Planning Execution 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 18, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Sarah Sherber (Managing Director, Head of Securitized Products IT and Cross Product Operatiins Technology, Barclays Capital) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

Hammer 89

Hammer Technology Products Productivity 89

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 3, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Asahi Pompey (Managing Director, Compliance, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

Hammer 80

Hammer Compliance Banking Planning 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 13, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Alison Rose (Head of Cofrporate Coverage and Client Management, EMEA, Global Banking & Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

Banking 75

Banking Hammer Globalization Marketing 75

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2019

During my career as a successful commodities broker, I learned a key lesson about success: self-management is more important than talent. His career had its ups and downs, including a bankruptcy. Today he is a sought-after speaker who offers his experience and perspective on managing a career and, most of all, a life.

Succession 86

Succession Hammer Goal Career 86

CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

I have been a leader throughout my whole career which started in late teens when I was fortunate enough to be provided with an opportunity to participate in a two-year supervisor traineeship with a large retailer in Adelaide. Whether managers are prepared to acknowledge this is another point altogether! Why does CoachStation exist?

Self-aware 146

Self-aware Ethics Tools Finance 146

Frank Sonnenberg Online

APRIL 9, 2019

Manage your expectations. If you’re using a hammer when the job requires a screwdriver, you’re going to face troubled times ahead. Have faith in others. Learn how to delegate. Just say “no.” When you’re hijacked by other people’s priorities, you don’t have time to tackle your own. Make your priorities a priority. Admit fault.

Hammer 106

Hammer Learning-by-Doing Delegation Follow-up 106

Strategy Driven

JUNE 4, 2019

You’re striking out on your own in a way you never have before, taking your career into your own hands, and placing a lot of responsibility on your own head. And if you can hammer home the use of your business in the current economy in only 30 seconds or less, the more’s the better!

Hammer 50

Hammer Self-aware Insurance Marketing 50

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

There is a proverb that says, “ If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail&#. How they manage conflict. Reply Gwyn Teatro November 23, 2010 at 11:53 pm Susan, Yes, the management principles of the Industrial Age are, if nothing else, remarkably tenacious. What do you think?

Learning Organization 56

Learning Organization Senge Organization Learning-by-Doing 56

You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 6, 2009

Shifting to experiment/learn perspective would most certainly take the ‘hammer’ out of the equation. If we can shift to an experiment/learn model for many of the things we try, we can eliminate the idea of a “failure&# for many activities. Reply Gwyn Teatro July 7, 2009 at 3:50 pm Wouldn’t that be great?

Performance Review 40

Performance Review Learning-by-Doing Blog Hammer 40

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. In other cases, they never learned these fundamentals or mastered them earlier in their career.

CEO 57

CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Don’t think you’re going to sit down and hammer it out in an hour. “You have to think carefully about what to say and how to say it so the hiring manager thinks, ‘This person can do what I need done,’” she says. ” Here’s how to write a resume that will be sure to win attention.

How To 15

How To Career Sample Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

Many managers miss or underestimate the potential harm to high performers from their teams. Often with good intentions, managers set up high performers as targets for sabotage, aggression, and exclusion. As the Japanese proverb warns : “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.” Such contradictions take a toll.

Team 14

Team Comparison Cooper Hammer 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Not long ago, I received a call from an HR manager at a large corporation seeking an executive coach for one of their senior leaders. Manage your assumptions and judgements. I’d heard from the company’s HR manager that this executive was especially cruel toward one colleague. Charles Orr/Getty Images. Rebecca Knight.

Engineering 15

Engineering Hammer Micromanagement Execution 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

For example, when participants in one of the studies were presented with a season’s worth of statistics for a star athlete who had logged worse numbers than usual, the participants were quick to conclude that the player’s career had begun an irreversible downward spiral.

Champy 8

Champy Hammer McKinsey Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

This is a point often hammered home by Harvard Business School professor and former Medtronic CEO Bill George, who is a vocal advocate for what he calls “ True North Groups.” Steve Jobs was a visionary when he started Apple, but his effectiveness suffered early in his career when he failed to mobilize his Board of Directors behind his vision.

Leadership 10

Leadership Hammer Short-term Simon 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

He’s done well in his career, but when he checks Facebook, he sees people he outperformed at school who have now achieved more. Expand your range of skills for reaching insights so that you’re not the person who sees every problem as a nail because their only tool is a hammer. Shana Novak/Getty Images.

Succession 15

Succession Class Learning-by-Doing Teamwork 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Why merely manage the channel when you can start filling it? Everyone would like to be a player and Hollywood is littered with the wreckage of careers of people who looked at the entertainment industry and thought, "I would love to be a big shot and, anyhow, how hard can it be?" Plus, eventually every grocer wants to be a P&G.

Hammer 8

Hammer Creativity Learning-by-Doing Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2014

In Japan, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. I understand that personal branding is important,” executives and managers often tell us. Career planning Global business Personal effectiveness' In India, it’s crabs in a bucket — the one who tries to escape is pulled down by his compatriots. In the U.S., It’s no wonder.

Self-aware 8

Self-aware Brand Hammer Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It’s a sign that our projects aren’t valued and our careers are stalling out. Without a hammer, we’re more likely to think of a shoe as a good tool to get a nail pounded into the wall. In 2010 I spent an afternoon with one of CEO Mike’s highest-performing store managers, a person I will call Ethan.

Creativity 8

Creativity Budgeting IPO Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

” During the first half of the documentary, we examined the NFL to see how people create happiness in an organization where the average career is 3.3 It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. Insight Center. How to Be a Company That Employees Love. Sponsored by Citrix GoToMeeting.

Bond 8

Bond Stress Team Hammer 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

.” A highly cited 2015 report on diversity in Silicon Valley by an Asian professional organization found that at five big tech firms (Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, LinkedIn, and Yahoo), Asians and Asian Americans are well represented in lower-level positions but underrepresented at management and executive levels.

Positioning 8

Positioning Leadership Diversity Hammer 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Seeing compensation as the primary or only tool we can use to motivate high performance is like trying to build a house with only a hammer. Managers generally start out with the best of intentions. One problem that gets in the way is a mechanistic, instrumental view of the human beings who sit at our companies’ desks.

Motivation 8

Motivation Hammer Video Objective 8

Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds. I learned much from my teachers, more from my books, and most from my mistakes. –Anonymous. –Sir Francis Bacon.

Succession 167

Succession How To Learning-by-Doing Gilbert 167

QAspire

OCTOBER 28, 2013

It is said that when only thing you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Consultant was trying to nail the problems with the only hammer he had – the best practices. As the wisdom unfolded, consultant felt as if he was beginning a new chapter in his consulting career. He realized that context always trumps content.

Consultative 166

Consultative Content Hammer Quality 166

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The ability to think analytically is important for any manager today. Every manager must make the distinction between “correlation” and “cause and effect” regularly, as the topic comes up in many guises. Finally, much of management involves taking actions on things you can control to affect desired results. Now let’s dig in.

Travel 8

Travel How To Information Technology Hammer 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 14, 2015

We rock and roll along in our career and then – wham! Think about your career trajectory. Remember to: Thank your boss for exhausting considerable energy on this transition and for investing personally in your career growth and development. Change is strange but it’s also an opportunity for career growth and personal rewards.

Strategy 50

Strategy Company Succession How To 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2012

The logic is straightforward: learn more about your function, acquire "expert" status, and you'll go further in your career. To advance in one's career, it was most efficient to specialize. In more straightforward language, a man with a hammer is more likely to see nails than one without a hammer. Why's that?

Hammer 21

Hammer Real Estate Uncertainty Career 21