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Rethinking Political Correctness (Spanish version)
Ely, Robin J.; Davidson, Martin N.; Meyerson, DebraArticle HBS-R0609DLeadership and People ManagementPause to short-circuit the emotion and reflect; connect with others, affirming the importance of relationships; question yourself to identify blind spots and discover what makes you defensive; get genuine support that helps you gain a broader perspective; and shift your mind-set from one that says, "You need to change" to one that asks, "What can I change?" When people treat their cultural differences--and related conflicts and tensions--as oppo...Starting at €8.20
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Rule 3: Engage Today's Talent--A Cardinal Rule of Effective Leadership
Ulrich, Dave; Smallwood, Norm; Sweetman, KateBook Chapter HBS-3926BC-ELeadership can never occur in isolation from followers. Leaders must be talent managers. Talent managers know how to identify, build, and engage talent to get results now. Talent managers identify what skills are required, draw talent to their organizations, develop people, engage them, and ensure that employees turn in their best efforts. Talent managers generate intense personal, professional, and organizational loyalty. How to optimize talent ...Starting at €8.20
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Rule 5: Invest Yourself--A Cardinal Rule of Effective Leadership
Ulrich, Dave; Smallwood, Norm; Sweetman, KateBook Chapter HBS-3928BC-EPersonal proficiency is the ultimate rule of leadership, and it starts with knowing yourself. If you are not grounded through your values and beliefs, credible through your judgment, emotionally mature through your ability to analyze yourself and connect with others, and willing to learn and grow as a leader, you will not be prepared to fill your role completely. In this chapter, the authors make recommendations for gaining insight into yourself ...Starting at €8.20
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Very Model of a Modern Senior Manager (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Morrison, Mike; Mark, Reuben; Ray, Rebecca; Manderlink, George; Ulrich, DaveArticle HBS-R0701Z-ELeadership and People ManagementA leadership crisis has erupted at Barker Foods. Doug Lothian, the national sales director of the chocolates and confections division, was just fired for making some bad marketing choices, engaging in questionable selling behaviors, and, ultimately, losing the confidence of his customers and his staff. As a result, there's a schism in Sales. Senior managers are wondering whether a competency model would help the company replace Doug with the righ...Starting at €8.20
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Building a Leadership Brand
Ulrich, Dave; Smallwood, NormArticle HBS-R0707G-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. How do some firms produce a pipeline of consistently excellent managers? Instead of concentrating merely on strengthening the skills of individuals, these companies focus on building a broad organizational leadership capability. It's what Ulrich and Smallwood--co-f...Starting at €8.20
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How Hard Should You Push Diversity (HBR Case Study)
Davidson, Martin N.Article HBS-R1211X-ELeadership and People ManagementCharles Begley is the first ever managing director of diversity recruiting for GlobeBank, and he has worked hard to develop a pipeline of high-potential minority talent. He and his deputy director, Kumkum Bhatnagar, see an article their CEO has written for a business magazine website that downplays their efforts. Kumkum thinks the company should start pegging compensation to executives' minority hires and promotions. Charles resists her idea--par...Starting at €8.20
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How Hard Should You Push Diversity (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Davidson, Martin N.Article HBS-R1211Z-ELeadership and People ManagementCharles Begley is the first ever managing director of diversity recruiting for GlobeBank, and he has worked hard to develop a pipeline of high-potential minority talent. He and his deputy director, Kumkum Bhatnagar, see an article their CEO has written for a business magazine website that downplays their efforts. Kumkum thinks the company should start pegging compensation to executives' minority hires and promotions. Charles resists her idea--par...Starting at €8.20
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Arjun Sachdev and the Collingwood’s Deal
Davidson, Martin N.; Schur-Narula, Niki;Case DARDEN-OB-1428-ELeadership and People ManagementArjun Sachdev is in a quandary. He is eager to land a $4 million account with Collingwood's Supermarkets, a large Australian supermarket chain, but Neil Fletcher, Collingwood's buyer, has casually made a number of racist comments in talking with Sachdev. This is a high-stakes sale; landing the account would certainly validate Sachdev's recent promotion to director of business development at his company, Strasbourg Organics. Losing it could jeopar...Starting at €8.20
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Self-Focus versus Mission-Focus Mindset
Davidson, Martin N.; Kemp, BiancaTechnical Note DARDEN-OB-1449Leadership and People ManagementThis technical note explores the "self-focus" and "mission-focus" mindsets based on two of the Arbinger Institute's bookStarting at €8.20
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Ensuring Better Leaders and Leadership: Implementing the Five Rules of Effective Leadership
Ulrich, Dave; Smallwood, Norm; Sweetman, KateBook Chapter HBS-3929BC-EAccording to Dave Ulrich, Norm Smallwood, and Kate Sweetman, there are five rules of effective leadership that comprise a leadership code. However, in order to be useful, rules not only have to be defined, but be used and lead to action. In this chapter, the authors explore ideas about how to use all five elements of the code together to build better leadership and to be a better leader. This chapter is excerpted from "The Leadership Code: Five R...Starting at €8.20