Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

ferrantraite/Getty Images. More than just lightly toasted, your brain feels singed. You’re burned out, and the cumulative stress makes it hard to decide what to eat for dinner, let alone come up with innovative ideas. But people are still expecting you to produce creative solutions despite your current mental state. What do you do? If you find yourself in this situation, I can’t offer any guarantees that epiphanies will come to you.

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Seth Godin Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Uncaring mediocrity , in which employees have given up trying to make things better. Focused mediocrity , in which the organization is intentionally average. Accidental mediocrity , in which people don’t even realize that they’re not delivering excellence. Uncaring mediocrity is the most common form, and it often accompanies scale. It’s the accidental outcome that comes from trying to emulate an organization that’s focused on its mediocrity.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

CAPTION TEXT HERE/Getty Images. A core challenge of management is to ensure that the organization’s priorities, strategies, and metrics are consistently embraced and that any impediments are identified and addressed quickly. At Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare , ensuring the alignment of all these things to provide extraordinary care requires a constant regimented focus across our 23 hospitals, 170 clinics, and 850,000-member health insurance plan.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Do you need a career makeover? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR: , cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Dorie Clark , the author of Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future. They talk through how to change your coworkers’ perception of you, transition to a role outside your area of expertise, or be seen as a leader.

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