Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2018

Kenneth Andersson for HBR. It seems like every business is struggling with the concept of transformation. Large incumbents are trying to keep pace with digital upstarts., and even digital native companies born as disruptors know that they need to transform. Take Uber: at only eight years old, it’s already upended the business model of taxis. Now it’s trying to move from a software platform to a robotics lab to build self-driving cars.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2018

Harry Haysom/Getty Images. Giving performance feedback is one of the most common ways managers help their subordinates learn and improve. Yet, research revealed that feedback could actually hurt performance: More than 20 years ago, one of us (Kluger) analyzed 607 experiments on feedback effectiveness and found that feedback caused performance to decline in 38% of cases.

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Consulting Success

MAY 17, 2018

It was Saturday afternoon. I had just left the liquor store with a box of wine when something unexpected happened. Earlier that morning, I was spending time with my daughter. We had breakfast together and then went to the park to play. Daddy-daughter time while my wife was at the spa. I drove back to the house and put my daughter down for a nap. She fell asleep in the car before we even got.

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Clarity Consultants

MAY 17, 2018

As big data becomes more of an everyday tool for businesses, the presentation of that data has become an area of surprising impact. Here are a few tips to help you share your learning data in a way that helps your company make smarter, more informed decisions around your L&D program. The post How Learning Data is Presented Matters Just as Much as Why appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Learning and Development.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2018

Epoxydude/Getty Images. I looked at my watch. It was 3:20pm. I had been on the phone for over an hour, almost all of that time listening to Frank*, a senior manager at Jambo, a technology company, complain about his boss, Brandon. Jambo is a company I know well — I have many ongoing relationships there from when I used to work with their CEO — but they are not, currently, a client.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2018

Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images. Social media can be a powerful communication tool for employees, helping them to collaborate, share ideas and solve problems. Research has shown that 82% of employees think that social media can improve work relationships and 60% believe social media support decision-making processes. These beliefs contribute to a majority of workers connecting with colleagues on social media, even during work hours.

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MBO Partners

MAY 17, 2018

Five tips for taking your existing client relationships to the next level.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2018

Could a lateral move help your career? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR: , cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Priscilla Claman , a career coach and former HR executive. They talk through when making a lateral move will push you forward and when it will hold you back. Download this podcast.

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Seth Godin Blog

MAY 17, 2018

You can't save up time. You can't refuse to spend it. You can't set it aside. Either you're spending your time. Or your time is spending you.

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