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Setting the Stage: The Expectations of New Managers and Those Around Them and Defining the Managerial Role
Hill, Linda A.Book Chapter HBS-5589BC-EThe promotion to manager is a pivotal juncture in your career. The transition from individual contributor to manager, however, is difficult. Author Linda A. Hill followed nineteen new managers through their first year, gathering data about the managerial transition. Her interviews revealed that the expectations of new managers almost always conflict with the expectations of those around them, giving rise to unexpected challenges that can throw ev...Starting at €8.20
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Building an Effective Team: How New Managers Can Rise to the Challenge of Team Management
Hill, Linda A.Book Chapter HBS-5607BC-EDue to advances in technology and the move toward globalization, new managers must step into roles involving increasing complexity and interdependence. The capacity to employ collaborative effort--coordination across individuals, activities, or functions so that performance of the whole is greater than the sum of the parts--is one of the toughest managerial skills to acquire. New managers generally recognize their responsibility to build effectiv...Starting at €8.20
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Epilogue: Creating a Culture of Leadership and Learning: What Organizations Can Do to Help Managers--and Build Competitive Advantage in the Process
Hill, Linda A.Book Chapter HBS-5609BC-EManagement development has become an increasingly hot topic as organizations have come to realize that talent is an important driver of competitive advantage in the twenty-first century. Many have begun to take seriously the financial and human costs of even one failed manager and the growing body of evidence that points to the value produced by exceptional managers compared to their average counterparts. Making the business case for attracting, ...Starting at €8.20
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Are You a Good Boss-or a Great One
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentArticle HBS-R1101K-ELeadership and People ManagementManage yourself. Who you are as a person, the beliefs and values that drive your actions, and especially how you connect with others all matter to the people you must influence. Manage your network. Effective managers know they cannot avoid conflict and competition among organizational groups; they build and nurture ongoing relationships. Manage your team. Team members need to know what's required of them collectively and individually and what t...Starting at €8.20
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Where Will We Find Tomorrow's Leaders A Conversation with Linda A. Hill
Hill, Linda A.; Hemp, PaulArticle HBS-R0801J-ELeadership and People ManagementUnless we challenge long-held assumptions about how business leaders are supposed to act and where they're supposed to come from, many people who could become effective global leaders will remain invisible, warns Harvard Business School professor Hill. Instead of assuming that leaders must exhibit take-charge behavior, broaden the definition of leadership to include creating a context in which other people are willing and able to guide the organi...Starting at €8.20
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Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets
Ready, Douglas A.; Hill, Linda A.; Conger, Jay A.Article HBS-R0811C-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. "This war for talent is like nothing we've ever seen before," write the authors, who have spent decades studying talent management and leadership development. Recently they interviewed executives at more than 20 global companies to identify strategies for attractin...Starting at €8.20
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Building a Game-Changing Talent Strategy
Ready, Douglas A.; Hill, Linda A.; Thomas, Robert J.Article HBS-R1401D-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen most of the world's financial services giants were stumbling and retrenching in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, the asset management firm BlackRock was busy charting a course for growth. Its revenues, profits, and stock price all performed consistently through this tumultuous period. The authors looked at BlackRock and other game-changing companies--the Mumbai-based global conglomerate Tata Group, and Envision, an entrepreneurial altern...Starting at €8.20
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Collective Genius
Hill, Linda A.; Brandeau, Greg; Truelove, Emily; Lineback, KentArticle HBS-R1406G-EHow can leaders build an organization that is capable of innovating continually over time? By creating a community that is both willing and able to innovate. To be willing, the community must share a sense of purpose, values, and rules of engagement. When Luca de Meo was Volkswagen's head of marketing communication, he fostered a sense of purpose in his team by asking its members to reflect on what being part of VW meant to them; strengthened the...Starting at €8.20
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Unlocking the Slices of Genius in Your Organization: Leading for Innovation
Hill, Linda A.; Travaglini, Maurizio; Brandeau, Greg; Stecker, EmilyBook Chapter HBS-6161BC-ELeadership and People ManagementTo be fit for the future, organizations must be able to innovate boldly and speedily-beyond even their own customers' imaginations. But until we reframe our understanding of what innovation and leadership are all about, innovation will remain an elusive goal in many companies. The authors of this chapter provide insights on leaders of teams or organizations that have produced breakthrough innovations more than once, as well as on leaders who have...Starting at €8.20
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Where Are You on Your Journey?: Becoming the Great Boss You Want to Be
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7308BC-EStrategyAre you a good boss, striving to become a great one? According to authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback, becoming a great boss is a journey of years-not weeks or months-that requires you to master three imperatives: manage yourself, manage your network, anStarting at €8.20