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Management Time: Who’s Got the Monkey?
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The Surprising Power of Questions
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Understanding Leadership (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe would-be analyst of leadership usually studies popularity, power, showmanship, or wisdom in long-range planning. But none of these qualities is the... -
The Leader as Coach
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the face of rapid, disruptive change, companies are realizing that managers can't be expected to have all the answers and that command-and-control... -
What Leaders Really Do
Change management Magazine ArticleThey don’t make plans; they don’t solve problems; they don’t even organize people. What leaders really do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it. -
Writing a Rejection Letter (with Samples)
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The Right Way to Fire Someone
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Storytelling That Moves People
Business communication Magazine ArticleForget about PowerPoint and statistics. To involve people at the deepest level, you need stories. Hollywood’s top writing consultant reveals the secrets of telling them. -
How to Approach an Office Romance (and How Not To)
Communication Best PracticeMany people meet their partners at work - but proceed carefully. -
Strategies of Effective Interviewing
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleEffective interviews optimize communication with a time constraint. Methods for planning and preparation, building a rapport, developing information,... -
Managers and Leaders: Are They Different? (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleManagers and leaders are two very different types of people. Managers' goals arise out of necessities rather than desires; they excel at defusing conflicts... -
How to Become a Better Listener
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The Four Things a Service Business Must Get Right
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleMany of the management tools and techniques used in service businesses were designed to tackle the challenges of product companies. Although they are... -
The Elements of Good Judgment
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How to Run a Meeting
Business communication Magazine ArticleAt critical points things may go wrong, but here are ways of putting them right. -
Strategic Leadership: The Essential Skills
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe more uncertain your environment, the greater the opportunity--if you have the leadership skills to capitalize on it. Research at the Wharton School... -
8 Ground Rules for Great Meetings
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Six Basics for General Managers
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleSuccessful general managers stress fundamentals. Whatever their leadership style, they invariably focus their efforts on the six tasks that lay the foundation... -
What to Do If Your Boss Doesn't Like You
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Second in Command: The Misunderstood Role of the Chief Operating Officer
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleAsking the question, "What makes a great COO?" is akin to asking "What makes a great candidate for U.S. vice-president?" It all depends on the first name...
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Columbia's Final Mission V2 (Multimedia Case)
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NerveWire: A Tale of Two Executives, Video
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Present Your Financial Analysis
99.00View Details To be sustainable, your business needs to make money. Learn how to translate your business opportunity into anticipated financial results. -
Influence Tactics
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Defines and describes the major categories of influence tactics and indicates some of the conditions under which they are effective. -
Decision Making
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Leaders Who Make a Difference: Critical Skills for Leading a Diverse Workplace
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3M Optical Systems: Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details A middle-level division manager must decide whether he should support an investment request for a third attempt at launching a new product developed by... -
Adapt Budgeting to a Changing Environment
Finance & Accounting Tool99.00View Details Discover how some organizations are rethinking budgeting to support holistic, more flexible ways of working and managing. -
Starting from Scratch: Alice Rivlin and the Congressional Budget Office (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details When Alice Rivlin became the first director of the Congressional Budget Office in February 1975, she found herself in charge of a new agency with no staff,... -
Harvard Business Essentials: Manager's Toolkit: The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed
Zeroing in on the specific skills that make great managers stand out from the pack, this comprehensive guide is both an essential primer for new managers... -
Harvard Business Review Manager's Handbook: The 17 Skills Leaders Need to Stand Out
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Budgeting
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Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers
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Managing Your Career
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How to Run a Meeting
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Describes a number of simple techniques for planning and conducting management meetings. -
Columbia's Final Mission
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Introduction to Change Management Collection
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Corey Robinson at Sprint Corporation (A)
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The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking
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Leading Global Innovation at EY - Jeff Wong
Management Case Study8.95View Details At EY, Jeff Wong served as chief innovation officer beginning in 2015. In this role, he was responsible for driving innovation and inoculating EY against...
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Management Time: Who’s Got the Monkey?
Delegating Magazine ArticleThe burdens of subordinates always seem to end up on the manager’s back. Here’s how to get rid of them. -
The Surprising Power of Questions
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMuch of an executive's workday is spent asking others for information--requesting status updates from a team leader, for example, or questioning a counterpart... -
Understanding Leadership (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe would-be analyst of leadership usually studies popularity, power, showmanship, or wisdom in long-range planning. But none of these qualities is the... -
The Leader as Coach
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the face of rapid, disruptive change, companies are realizing that managers can't be expected to have all the answers and that command-and-control... -
What Leaders Really Do
Change management Magazine ArticleThey don’t make plans; they don’t solve problems; they don’t even organize people. What leaders really do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it. -
Writing a Rejection Letter (with Samples)
Communication Digital ArticleA quick no is better than a long maybe. -
The Right Way to Fire Someone
Dismissing employees Digital ArticleBe simple and to-the-point. -
Storytelling That Moves People
Business communication Magazine ArticleForget about PowerPoint and statistics. To involve people at the deepest level, you need stories. Hollywood’s top writing consultant reveals the secrets of telling them. -
How to Approach an Office Romance (and How Not To)
Communication Best PracticeMany people meet their partners at work - but proceed carefully. -
Strategies of Effective Interviewing
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleEffective interviews optimize communication with a time constraint. Methods for planning and preparation, building a rapport, developing information,...