Strategy Driven

JANUARY 4, 2024

Pinpointing the exact skills you want in your toolkit – from knowledge in Management of Change to advanced AI prompt engineering technique – is the key to not just surviving but thriving in really any industry. Say you’re a product manager really hoping to level up your UX design skills.

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Execution Tips ROI Project 102

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Managing a business is hard to do, but this year has been especially hard. With the normal tasks of creating a social media strategy , managing employees, and tracking data and finances, there have been a lot of upheavals and needed adaptations. Project Management. Performance Tools.

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Technology Software Document Performance Review 56

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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Learning-by-Doing Policies Article Skills 121

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. But don’t let a negative review unravel the story of who you are. “No Agree with your manager on what you need to do to make changes. You might feel angry, embarrassed, and confused. What the Experts Say.

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Performance Review Review Case Study Learning-by-Doing 21

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Here’s a guide to managing a rapidly expanding business…. If your customers become dissatisfied with your performance, you’re going to have a very hard time retaining them, and continuing to grow at a healthy rate. Think About Finances. Have a Medium-Term Goal, and Stick to It. Photo courtesy of Dafne Cholet via flickr.

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Short-term Long-term Stage-Gate Mentor 63

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. Time management and “just in time” concepts are applied. Assets are adequately valued and managed. Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Finance charges are negotiated.

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Succession Strategic Planning Goal Budgeting 50

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 8, 2009

Yet, some of us still manage to muck it up. 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. They say that what gets measured gets managed and that’s true. At the time it was a shock.

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Examples Bottom-up Long-term Influence 48

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Companies often consider carefully before t erminating an employee and there is likely to be a performance review that allows for a conversation about the scope for improvements. What Happens after Termination of Employment? Plan Your Next Move Look at the situation objectively to understand what your next move should be.

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Letter Career Planning Review 52

You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 25, 2009

The CEO had been in place for only a short time, having been promoted rapidly from company accountant to Finance Director to CEO. We coached the CEO to develop this strategy, and this evolved into a coaching program for the senior managers, supporting them in implementing the strategy in their own areas of the business.

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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. One of my weaker areas of leadership has always been finance. It's why I still take an occasional finance course. And why not? Working on weaknesses is a drag.

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Finance Class Drucker Report 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Managers routinely complain about their Gen Y employees as entitled, disloyal, and lazy — and as a result, conflicts arise. In a study in partnership with American Express for my new book , we found that while managers have a negative view of Gen Y, employees from this generation generally have a positive view of their managers.

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Ryan Mentor Ethics Talent Management 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Precision made it easy for managers to oversee their employees. Every spot on every line was visible to managers. But Bernstein and his team observed that when managers were not watching, employees secretly developed and shared better ways of doing the work. These stats were reviewed by managers every week.

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Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

If you can't stand the idea of having your manager's job, you need to think hard about what's next. 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 You don't want your boss's job. You're consistently underperforming.

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Reputation Case Study Short-term Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2017

Rather than managing that complexity by delegating and decentralizing, the CEO became even more controlling. Another CEO used prodigious management skills to successfully consolidate, grow, and dramatically increase the efficiency of a vertically integrated industrial company. I have seen this manifest itself three ways.

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Company CEO Finance System 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2017

A 2016 study estimated that there are more than 53,300 professional coaches worldwide, and the British paper The Independent pegged the number of management consultants at 500,000. Of course, competition for these plum positions is growing. that your retirement and new career might entail. Do a skills analysis.

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Consultative How To Career Planning 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

This is ineffective deal management, and it eventually leads to loss of positioning with customers, and, over time, the nurturing of “commodity competencies.” At that point, Alphatech’s management reassessed its strategy and sales approach. Management first evaluated who were, and who were not, good customers.

Strategy 8

Strategy Team Discount Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

Difficult conversations — whether you’re telling a client the project is delayed or presiding over an unenthusiastic performance review — are an inevitable part of management. And, how can you manage the exchange so that it goes as smoothly as possible? How should you prepare for this kind of discussion?

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How To Construction Case Study Performance Review 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2016

We isolated seven performance factors correlated to strong organizational performance as well as leadership strengths through IBM Watson’s content analysis tools as well as historical performance reviews of these leaders and their direct reports.

Execution 8

Execution Supply Chain Analysis Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2017

Interestingly, individuals working in customer service, sales, production, logistics and R&D were more likely to feel that bureaucracy was growing than those working in functions like HR, finance, planning, purchasing, and administration. budgeting, goal-setting, performance reviews) to be “very helpful.”

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Bureaucracy Survey Politics Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2013

Want to make progress in the "opportunities to improve" section of your performance review? Need to micro-manage less? But mostly it's about willpower and managing your impulses long enough to avoid getting in your own way. This is critical for managers and leaders. Feedback that you talk too much? 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). Or take Priya, a project manager who transitioned to a renewable energy startup after her role was cut at a hardware giant.

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Industry Decentralization Trends Engineering 52