Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Over the past year we have been writing the HBR Leader’s Handbook — a primer for aspiring leaders who want to take their careers to the next level. Take the case of Dominic Barton, who served as the Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company from 2009-2018. Focus on measurable results.

McKinsey 53

McKinsey Handbook Case Interview Leadership 53

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2017

Management consulting is a challenging environment in which to cultivate apprenticeship, because staff regularly jump from project to project and manager to manager. As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. ” Using Strengths-Based Development.

Talent 49

Talent Development Handbook Survey 49

Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2017

“How we show up and deliver our work is as important as the content,” says Amy Jen Su, cofounder of Paravis Partners , an executive training and coaching firm, and author of Own the Room. Have you gotten negative feedback from important stakeholders, such as clients or senior management? Get over your discomfort.

How To 52

How To Case Study Case Studies Handbook 52

Harvard Business

JANUARY 29, 2018

“You’re not in control; you’re putting yourself in the hands of your manager to be judged — and you might be judged not worthy.” “The more senior you get, the more likely it is that your promotion is not the sole decision of your manager,” she notes. ” The past is precedent. .

How To 28

How To Handbook Resumes Metrics 28

Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 5, 2012

Believe it or not, there was a time when things like involving people in action-planning, group decision-making, action research, feedback, high-performance/high-satisfaction team-development, leadership and management coaching, the stages in the consulting process—and a host of other standard OD practices—did not exist. polarity management).

Development 77

Development Organizational Development Consulting Leadership 77

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

You know, you start as a product manager, senior product manager, director of product management: that’s the way all these job descriptions are written. What kind of training or supervision or mentorship would the women receive? It’s obvious the hiring managers know what they’re hiring.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Company Interviews Consulting 100

The Nonprofit Consultant

JANUARY 17, 2013

We all have dreams for the nonprofit sector: increased individual giving, more effective boards, simplified government grant applications, better trained staff. First, that organizations do not need professional, paid management to be effective. This perpetuates many myths that harm the sector.

Nonprofit 72

Nonprofit Handbook Conference Meeting 72

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

In 2010 I spent an afternoon with one of CEO Mike’s highest-performing store managers, a person I will call Ethan. Ethan talked about all the times he’d been told no in his career: on plans to merchandise products, sophisticated inventory control systems, and basic training handbooks.

Resources 28

Resources Handbook Meeting Research 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Her manager denied her request, saying, “If we did it for you, we’d have to do it for others.” If your employee handbook or HR policy manual is large and prescriptive, consider the following: Don’t play “gotcha” — make positive assumptions about employees.

Policies 51

Policies Handbook Guidelines Company 51

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Recently the Chief HR Officer for a healthcare firm asked us to identify the best new framework for leadership that she could use to train and develop a cadre of high potentials. This tried and true perspective on leadership was reinforced for us during the past year as we researched and wrote the HBR Leader’s Handbook.

Leadership 53

Leadership Handbook Healthcare Emotional Intelligence 53