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What You Can Do to Improve Ethics at Your Company

Harvard Business

Over 50 had occurred in the course of the last five years. The lure of incentives are a problem in boardrooms too: Bonus payments and executive share schemes are often based on short-term business metrics, which can be counter to long-term success. Emotional intelligence can help you here. Cross-cultural differences.

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The Fundamentals of Leadership Still Haven’t Changed

Harvard Business

There also are new assessment tools based on advancements in brain science, emotional intelligence, and relational modeling; new computer aided algorithms for decision-making; virtual reality simulations; and a host of new experiential programs, online courses, and university certifications.

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Why Doctors Need Leadership Training

Harvard Business

Nearly all physicians take on significant leadership responsibilities over the course of their career, but unlike any other occupation where management skills are important, physicians are neither taught how to lead nor are they typically rewarded for good leadership. impact of training on quality metrics) of their interventions.

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KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Upon joining KPMG, you’ll have access to a wide variety of the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) courses that are made available to employees. In 2013 alone, 2,861 instructor-led courses were offered by the firm. Diversity Advisory Board Scorecard – Developed to set meaningful diversity metrics for the firm.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” As an aspiring PM, there are three primary considerations when evaluating the role: Core Competencies , Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Company Fit. Emotional Intelligence (EQ).

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What Happens to Mental Health at Work When Our Devices Know How We Feel?

Harvard Business

Just as data science and machine learning algorithms now colonize traditional business analytics and workplace attention, data-driven psychiatric research and mental health metrics will similarly reshape executive coaching, cognition, and emotional intelligence. ” Privacy concerns are unavoidable.

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As AI Makes More Decisions, the Nature of Leadership Will Change

Harvard Business

Meta-analytic studies reviewing 50 years of research suggest that personality traits such as curiosity, extraversion, and emotional stability are twice as important as IQ — the benchmark metric for reasoning capability — when it comes to predicting leadership effectiveness. Insight Center. The Risks and Rewards of AI.