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Case Study: Can You Fix a Toxic Culture Without Firing People?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. She’d gone to Arkansas to review operational plans and financial projections for the rest of the year with the team on the ground. ” Two Days Earlier.

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Getting the Deal Done Recap

Martinka Consulting

On November 7, 2017 we* did our tenth annual Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference and had record attendance of about 180 people. As per our standard operating procedure, the sponsors then presented a panel discussion. Our guest speaker was Joe Fugere, founder and CEO of Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria.

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How NASA Uses Telemedicine to Care for Astronauts in Space

Harvard Business

Astronauts, doctors, nurses, and Mission Control personnel learn to acquire good operational communication skills through classes, practice, and scenario-based simulations. Occasionally, a specialist will be consulted and tied into the conference to assist with diagnoses or treatments. A Case Study: Conducting Ultrasounds in Space.

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Infosys Consulting Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Birthed in 2004 as a spin-off of Indian tech outsourcing behemoth Infosys Technologies, Infosys Consulting is quickly climbing the charts as an industry leader in IT Operations and Strategy consulting. IT Operations. Supply Chain and Operations Processes. SAP Operational Excellence. INFOSYS CONSULTING. IT Strategy.

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Staying Focused in a Noisy Open Office

Harvard Business

” As a team, your collective goal is to come up with “agreed-upon norms that you’ll all operate within,” says Burkus. You should take full advantage of empty conference rooms, semi-private cubicles, and quiet alcoves, says Burkus. Case Study #2: Develop ground rules and find a way to quiet your brain.

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9 Out of 10 People Are Willing to Earn Less Money to Do More-Meaningful Work

Harvard Business

The magnitude of this number supports one of the findings from Shawn’s recent study on the Conference for Women. His recent study of a women’s networking conference demonstrated that such support outside the workplace drives key professional outcomes, such as promotions. increase in annual operating profits.

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How to Prove Yourself After a Promotion

Harvard Business

” These conversations needn’t be confined to conference rooms or cubicles, adds Jen Su. Understand how the team operates, how communication flows, how decisions get made, and where people’s hot buttons lie.” Case Study #1: Summon your inner confidence; make an effort to get to know your colleagues.

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