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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Leading Blog

Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. When McRaven retired in 2014, he had 37 years as a Navy SEAL under his belt, leading men and women at every level of the special operations community.

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The Surprising Secret to Selling Yourself

Harvard Business Review

We have a bias — one that operates below our conscious awareness — leading us to prefer the potential for greatness over someone who has already achieved it. Tormala, Jia, and Norton found the same pattern when they looked at evaluations of job candidates.

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Treat Employees Like Business Owners

Harvard Business Review

Then, last summer, they launched an initiative to reduce COGS, cutting food waste, reconfiguring some dishes, and coming up with ways to operate more efficiently. Operating profit rose by more than 10 percentage points in just four months and has stayed in the 18% to 20% range, compared with a restaurant-industry average of less than 4%.

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How to Work with a Bad Listener

Harvard Business Review

A colleague who doesn’t listen can also “have very negative consequences from an operational standpoint — there are often a lot of mistakes because projects don’t get executed correctly.” ” So it’s imperative to address the issue.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product. Cons: PMs have less exposure to company strategy and are just one of many voices of the customer.