Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2014

It can be hard to recover from a less-than-stellar performance review, especially one that you didn’t see coming. Consider the review the final word — how you react to the feedback is far more important. Still she was unprepared for the scathing performance review a few months later. “I What the Experts Say.

Performance Review 21

Performance Review Review Case Study Learning-by-Doing 21

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021. You can listen back here.) You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week.

Learning-by-Doing 121

Learning-by-Doing Policies Article Skills 121

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Provide leadership. Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Finance charges are negotiated. Performance reviews are conducted annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. A leader’s purpose and job is to give direction and purpose and motivate his people.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Goal Budgeting 50

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 8, 2009

Even if we have never been placed in a formal leadership position, we influence those around us simply by being there. My first experience was when I was a very young manager working in a finance department and the middle aged guy working for me told me he was using me as a role model. At the time it was a shock.

Examples 48

Examples Bottom-up Long-term Influence 48

You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 25, 2009

It could be argued that given this, there is a definite leadership component to the practice of office politics and as such, it’s really not something that can reasonably be ignored. The CEO had been in place for only a short time, having been promoted rapidly from company accountant to Finance Director to CEO. And that can’t be bad.

Politics 41

Politics Self-aware CEO Blog 41

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

And I suspect that wasn't only your parent's reaction, it was yours as well — and not just for your report cards but for your performance reviews. Creating any profound leadership strength requires a more thoughtful approach. One of my weaker areas of leadership has always been finance. And why not?

Finance 17

Finance Class Drucker Report 17

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

If you think your manager wouldn't be open to that kind of discussion, Gulati advises looking at your last two annual performance reviews. "Do If your performance is stagnating despite your best efforts, you might want to quit before further reputational damage is done," he says.

Reputation 15

Reputation Case Study Short-term Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

If you require them to post predictable earnings each quarter, they will reduce their investment in their companies’ adaptive performance. Three finance professors once asked more than 400 executives what they would do if their quarterly earnings targets were at risk. This is also true of executives. Set learning goals.

Organization 15

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2017

The board’s eyes and ears throughout the corporation — principally line management, but assisted by the internal audit, risk, quality, finance, and strategy groups — enact a system designed to surface predictable problems as quickly as possible and deal with them as locally as possible. The second is the divergent aspect.

Company 8

Company CEO Finance System 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2016

As part of our ten-year longitudinal study on executive transitions, which included more than 2,700 leadership interviews, we did a rigorous statistical analysis (including more than 90 regression analyses) to isolate the skills of the top-performing executives.

Execution 8

Execution Supply Chain Analysis Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2013

I was running a leadership offsite at The Allison Inn and Spa in Oregon — one of my favorite hotels — and the food, as always, was exquisite. Want to make progress in the "opportunities to improve" section of your performance review? The carrot cake at lunch was so delicious that I ate two pieces. Or not enough?

Hotels 8

Hotels How To Resistance Short-term 8

HR Digest

APRIL 14, 2025

Stories are abuzz on social media of coders with stellar performance reviews blindsided by cuts. He used his severance to fund a coding bootcamp focused on decentralized finance (DeFi). For tech workers, its a massive gut punch. Developers, marketers and IT specialists suddenly face uncertainty. Yet, theres another side.

Industry 93

Industry Decentralization Trends Engineering 93