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A Simple Way to Map Out Your Career Ambitions

Harvard Business

Leadership & Developing People Book. You’ve not only been a great marketer in one region, but proven that you can lead marketing when you have a new team, in a turnaround situation and in a different geography. Further Reading. 8 Steps to High Performance: Focus On What You Can Change (Ignore the Rest). Marc Effron.

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How Companies Escape the Traps of the Past

Harvard Business

.” In his characteristic style, Welch blasted the Elfun Society at their leadership conference. ” His Box 2 speech had an impact within Elfun and its turnaround became a symbol of transformation for GE as a whole: “…Today [2001] Elfin has more than 42,000 members, including retirees.

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Internal Hires Need Just as Much Support as External Ones

Harvard Business

I surveyed 125 senior HR leaders attending a conference on onboarding, asking them about the level of organizational support given to leaders who are onboarding vs. making internal moves. What’s clear, however, is that executives making internal moves are not receiving the support they need in order to make these moves successfully.

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We Interviewed 57 Female CEOs to Find Out How More Women Can Get to the Top

Harvard Business

Organizations should intervene to identify and develop promising future talent early in their careers, helping women broaden their skills by providing access to operating roles and leadership opportunities, both horizontal and vertical moves, in core business functions. This will also lessen the chances that talented women will leave.

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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business

Communicate across logos, taglines, ads, marketing, trademarks, media, trade shows, and conferences.” This next story is told by a health care EVP/COO who’s planned and executed several turnarounds of large hospital systems. ” Résumé Story. R ésumé example #3.

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7 Factors of Great Office Design

Harvard Business

It’s one thing to note a person working solo in an otherwise empty seminar room, or a group of people huddling around someone’s desk because a conference room wasn’t available. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership.

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A Transformation Is Underway at U.S. Veterans Affairs. We Got an Inside Look.

Harvard Business

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. The leadership team had to work through vestiges of VA’s rule-based past. Could the organization turn itself around?

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