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- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
unexpected sources. Delivering a message that resonates with diverse stakeholders is a skill many roundtable participants acknowledged they have yet to master. Some have hired coaches to evaluate their digital presence and teach them to... View Details
- 22 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
important, but the research tells us that good coaching and performance reviews actually have a bigger impact on performance, and this is a tangible skill that managers can be taught.” In working with high-performing salespeople, managers... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 May 2021
- Book
The Hard Truth About Being a CEO
in NBA history when he played for the Boston Celtics, and his coach was the legendary Red Auerbach. In an interview with Russell, he talked about his coach and how he never really “played” for Red, since... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?
friends and relatives or start small businesses as a new source of fulfillment. One woman who had been mentoring junior workers at her old firm volunteered her coaching services through a community organization. Putting a material stake... View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
Kaplan says. "Once you have a better matching of your time with priorities, you'll want to encourage your direct reports to do the same." Do You Coach And Also Solicit Feedback From Your Key Subordinates? Most good leaders... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 30 Sep 2019
- Book
6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees
managers should coach their workers, provide regular feedback, and champion them, showing them they have their backs as they learn and even make mistakes. “With an underrepresented group, you need to have managers in your corner who are... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jun 2022
- Book
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
argues Timothy Butler, senior fellow and faculty advisor to Career and Professional Development Programs at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on career decision making. "It is more of a reflection, looking back over my 40 years of working as a psychologist... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Feb 2023
- Op-Ed
Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears
significantly in America between 2007 and 2020. However, bias remained constant for ability, weight, and age, the study said. Creating a safe space for all voices to be heard requires leaders to take stock of their biases, both unconscious and conscious. Spending time... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
- 04 May 2021
- Book
Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer
rather than scripting what to do; Instituting one-on-one coaching to give employees individual training and feedback; and Creating a growth mindset to continue to improve. “That’s the recipe,” says Joly, who reinforces it throughout the... View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
responsibilities? Four years ago, I set out to answer that question. I interviewed more than one hundred managers. They ranged from supervisors to CEOs and came from fifteen countries. Most worked in businesses, but the group also included a police chief, heads of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
is a British soccer club manager who turns out to be as incredible a performer as any of the lot. For 26 years, Sir Alex Ferguson has kept his Manchester United soccer club either at or near the top of competition, both in England and internationally. "There is no... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies
foster the proactive team coaching behavior that we observed in many of the successful adopters. "The kind of teamwork members of the cardiac surgery community understand well is one in which every member's job is important to the... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
depression and anxiety can be reduced by coaching employees to increase their resilience, the ability to maintain good mental health despite psychological or physical setbacks. In fact, one study found that over a two-month period, a... View Details
- 18 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Learning in Action
through the problem. The coaches are constantly present, working with the teams at the home site before training begins, during training, and after CAP classes. The training alternates between learning the CAP framework— straightforward... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
ensure continued progress. Shifting leadership style from commanding to coaching is another agile leadership tool. Leaders use two-way communication methods and positive language, focusing not on what can’t be done but on how we can get... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 26 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?
to invest in a sport, Chung says, especially in light of multimillion-dollar salaries paid to head coaches like Alabama’s Nick Saban, who earns $7 million a year. If the courts allow college athletes to be paid, the information could help... View Details
- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
take this choice lightly. Consider getting a coach early on who specializes in working with cofounders who also have personal history together. I guarantee you will not be able to put your personal stuff in a box outside your business.... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
journaling where they write their responses to the prompts below and then we discuss them together. Whether or not you have a coach with whom to process your answers to these prompts, you should find journaling your responses to be a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 14 Jun 2021
- Op-Ed
When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative
is to recall, and steer into, what we’re good at. Think of how coaches work with professional athletes: They might do some work on “weaknesses,” but mostly they are building on areas of tremendous skill. In the same way, when we turn our... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
first time. Get help—don’t try to figure it out yourself. You will spend more working hours than you ever imagined learning how to navigate people things while running your business, fundraising, etc. Hire a coach or find friends with... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin