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Impressive Skills to Put on a Resume

HR Digest

Strong Work Ethic. Porter’s Five Forces. Self-Confidence. Handling Pressure. Leadership. Conflict Resolution. Customer Service. Business Etiquette. Adaptability. Attention to detail . Negotiation . Innovation . Proposal writing . Task delegation . People management . Dealing with stress. Technological savviness.

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Don’t Coach Integrity Violations – Fire Them!

Marshall Goldsmith

There are a few very excellent coaches in the corporate strategy domain, for instance Vijay Govindarajan and Michael Porter. The second question I ask is: are the client’s issues integrity or ethical issues? It was about people who, instead of being fired for ethics violations, got coaches.

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Are You Taking Care of Busyness and Working Overtime?

The Practical Leader

Author Adam Waytz is a psychologist and the Morris and Alice Kaplan Chair in Ethics and Decision Management at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Harvard professor and strategy expert, Michael Porter, says, “the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.”

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Shared Value vs. Don't Be Evil

Harvard Business Review

Michael Porter and Mark Kramer's article in January's HBR tries to advance our world's shared values by arguing that doing right is the best long-term business strategy. But first, let's praise Porter and Kramer. Their article puts Porter's reputational weight behind an idea that in itself has, well, shared value.

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How to Fix Capitalism

Harvard Business Review

Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor and coauthor of the HBR article Creating Shared Value. Featured Guest: Michael E. Download this podcast.

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The Big Picture of Business: Leadership for the New Order of Business Part 1

Strategy Driven

It occurred to me that this was a talent to watch, as I was already familiar with established composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. ‘What the World Needs Now’ – Ethics and social responsibility must be parts of the business strategy.

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The Two Questions Every Manager Must Ask

Harvard Business Review

It relates to what Michael Porter meant with being “stuck in the middle”: if you try to come up with a strategy that does everything for everyone, you will likely end up achieving nothing. If the presenter’s answer is “there are none,” a healthy dose of skepticism is warranted.