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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

Rather, if you find that you have some additional time before starting your first job post-graduation or even in-between your first and second jobs, these suggestions might provide some ideas on how to best utilize it. You successfully interviewed for a position at your dream consulting firm, and you have received and accepted an offer.

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If You Aspire to Be a Great Leader, Be Present

Harvard Business

Some years ago, we worked with a director of a multinational pharma company who’d been receiving poor grades for engagement and leadership effectiveness. Although he tried to change, nothing seemed to work. ” Things improved when he began a daily, ten-minute mindfulness practice. He was surprised and elated by the results.

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How StrengthsFinder can Increase Employee Engagement

Leadership Vision Consulting

At the individual level, employees have either found a way to use their strengths in their current role (often with a few modifications) or realized the job they have will never allow them to do utilize their strengths, and have gone on to better things. We couldn’t agree more. They came late, left early and took long “breaks” during the day.

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How Digital Leaders Get the Right Work Done - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM WORKFRONT

Harvard Business

Companies have spent enormous energy responding to the existential threat of new entrants. Welcome to the Quick Take, a conversation with Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. I’m Angelia Herrin, Editor for Special Projects and Research at HBR. And today I’m talking with Alex Shootman, President and CEO of Workfront.

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Good Strategy Execution Requires Balancing 4 Tensions

Harvard Business

” Consider the experience of a major utility that made the strategic decision to undertake a broad-based initiative aimed at improving efficiency and reining in costs. If every activity is the result of a command from on high, the company runs the risk of sucking all the energy out of the room. ” That’s not optimal.

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The Best Data Scientists Get Out and Talk to People

Harvard Business

So they spend time on the road with truckers, probe decision makers, wander the factory floor, pretend to be a customer, ask experts in other disciplines for help, and so forth. It also includes cleaning data, dealing with gaps, and sifting through incomplete poor definitions. But great data scientists know they must do more.

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31 books on leadership and change

Brimstone Consulting

Essential reads on leadership and change for your library. Our team is made up of highly-skilled, senior-level consultants from a wide range of backgrounds—educators at top universities, serial entrepreneurs, former C-suite executives, and seasoned process consulting experts. 31 books on leadership and change.