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If You Want to Motivate Employees, Stop Trusting Your Instincts

Harvard Business

Few topics have received more attention in talent management than motivation, defined as the deliberate attempt to influence employees’ behaviors with the goal of enhancing their performance, and in turn their organizational effectiveness. ” A global survey of more than 50 Fortune 1000 companies and 1.2

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Building Trust & Respect Through Non-Defensiveness

Nash Consulting

In one research project, subjects were hooked up to electrodes monitoring their brain functions and put into a virtual reality situation in which they were walking down a dark alley at night with the sound of footsteps approaching them from behind. And – bottom line – unapproachable managers are ineffective, as you can well imagine.

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How Netflix Redesigned Board Meetings

Harvard Business

The board of directors of a public company has a long list of oversight responsibilities, but it is not always the case that directors receive the information they need to make fully informed decisions on key matters, such as strategy, succession, and performance monitoring. Netflix takes a radically different approach.

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How Office Politics Corrupt the Search for High-Potential Employees

Harvard Business

Few topics have captivated talent management discussions more intensely than potential. On the one hand, science has given us robust tools and powerful theories to quantify the key indicators of future career success , job performance , and leadership effectiveness. How to Manage a Toxic Employee. Office Politics.

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How to Get Your Team to Use Their Vacation Time

Harvard Business

In one study, researchers found that employees fear that their manager will think less of them for taking vacation. As with anything that matters in the workplace, the key to vacation compliance is to measure it and manage it. Keep track of how many vacation days employees have taken, and give periodic updates.

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How to get a case interview

CaseInterview.com

Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. Academic Performance. Your cover letter can make a big difference when applying for a management consulting position. Dedicate a section to explain why you’re the right fit as a management consultant. How to Network Your Way to an Interview.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

Even if you don’t need to know a lot about finance to do your day-to-day job, the more conversant you are on the subject, the better off you’ll be, according to Richard Ruback, a professor at Harvard Business School and the coauthor of the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business. And who’s in the best position to offer advice?

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