Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Here’s an example BLUF from the Air Force Handbook : BLUF: Effective 29 Oct 13, all Air Force Doctrine Documents (AFDDs) have been rescinded and replaced by core doctrine volumes and doctrine annexes. Shannon, Bottom Line: We scheduled the weekly update meeting for Thursday at 2 PM CST to accommodate the CFO’s schedule.

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Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2017

As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. For example, instead of telling someone who is quiet that they need to speak up in meetings, we may highlight their ability to extract insights out of analysis and suggest they think about what insights to share at the next meeting.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 29, 2018

For example, she described how she revised the company’s internal handbook by using skills she honed as a consultant and crowd-sourcing HR ideas from the team she already managed. The handbook was rolled out company-wide.). She then set up a meeting to talk to her boss. In fact, he had some specific concerns.

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Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2017

He recognized that they didn’t have rules about dress “clearly posted on a wall or in a handbook,” so it was his responsibility to explain them to Ross. It wouldn’t instill confidence,” he says.

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Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

And the lessons we learn from this cornerstone of modern culture apply to organizations, meetings, tech, politics and almost everything we do together. And meetings? Meetings at work are largely low fidelity and ultimately quite compressed. Companies go from handbooks and memos to hallway conversations to Slack checkins.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

My point to them is that if they want these capable senior women, they need to meet them where they are, and it’s not always this linear career path, which I saw while working in recruiting. I think it’s going to vary widely by company. That will cover the basics.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JANUARY 17, 2013

Picture Secret Millionaire meets Restaurant Impossible. Over the next few scenes I meet privately with staff and clients. I meet with them each to discuss their proper roles and expectations. Do any of you have any connections at the A&E network to help me set up a meeting? My idea is a bit different.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 5, 2012

All the imaginary stuff about Karg and the Court Jesters wasn’t what we (and the editors) needed for a more serious handbook for OD Practitioners. Hello, Julie, This first blog was from my first rough draft that contains a lot of material that did not make it into the final chapter. Blessings from Krakow.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Research has found that people work to meet their own and others’ expectations. Think about how hard work, the creative use of existing resources, and collaboration with others will enable you to meet project deadlines, sales targets, or any other objectives. Instead, set higher expectations.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

Back-to-back meetings, a constant stream of conference calls, and obligatory break room chitchat make it next to impossible to complete important tasks. “Your boss needs to know you can make it to an important Friday meeting, even if that’s your work-from-home day.” Reflect on your motivations.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

In our book, Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within , we offer suggestions for how employees can more effectively advance their good ideas, even in organizations resistant to constructive nonconformists. You flunk the pitch meeting.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

If your employee handbook or HR policy manual is large and prescriptive, consider the following: Don’t play “gotcha” — make positive assumptions about employees. Deal with any people who choose not to meet expectations on a case-by-case basis. It will only make them feel distrusted.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

Exceptions might be when there is a reason for an employee to be in the office (like an in-person meeting), but something comes up at the last minute, or if a particular employee has shown that they can’t meet their deadlines when they’re working remotely. .” Don’t make people explain why. Paid sick days.

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