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Leadership and career
December 7, 2016

5 Ways to Avoid Talking Politics at Work

We’ve all heard the basic rule of workplace etiquette: You should avoid discussing politics or religion at the office. And — while it might feel dated in the midst of our intense, 24-hour news cycle — the rule discouraging conversation about contentious topics at work still makes sense. A problem…
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Hiring
November 28, 2016

Are You Creating Your Own Culture Traps?

By: Linda Henman When people talk about the inner contradictions of an organization, they frequently refer to "culture," that omnipresent word that describes all pleasant and unpleasant byproducts of decisions. But they seldom identify the real problem: the decisions that create the traps. Here are 10 examples of how that…
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Leadership and career
November 16, 2016

5 Tips for Reinventing the Performance-Review Process

Until recently, performance appraisals were mostly an annual affair, but that's changing as human resource (HR) and business leaders look to improve talent management processes to engage and retain top-performing employees. In fact, HR professionals are now tasked with understanding "the business" of the business, which means working collaboratively with…
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Leadership and career
October 21, 2016

10 Ways to Mentor Clever People

By: Linda Henman If you played sports in school, did the coach play everyone equally? Create an egalitarian form of governance in which each person had a say? Or, did the stars — the ones who had the innate athletic ability and drive to put it into action — receive a disproportionate…
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Leadership and career
October 19, 2016

4 Ways Technology Redefines Work-Life Boundaries

The days of being anchored to a cubicle for a standard eight-hour workday are becoming a thing of the past, as remote work begins to overshadow traditional workplace practices. To many people, this means more time with family, flexible hours and being able to work from the comfort of your…
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Recruiting
October 5, 2016

Just Say “No” to Interim CEOs

By: Linda Henman Last September, Chief Executive Jeff Smisek and two senior officials of United Airlines stepped down in response to a federal investigation into whether the airline had traded favors with the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The scandal involved United agreeing to reinstate money-losing…
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Leadership and career
October 3, 2016

Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better, Part 2

Read Part 1 here. Q: I am seriously thinking about starting my own business, but I’ve always worked for large companies. I liked what I read in your last column about going from large to small, but I can use some more convincing.  Do you have any other good reasons…
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Leadership and career
September 28, 2016

5 Ways Digital Fluency Can Close the Workplace Gender Equality Gap

I recently came across a hopeful story for women and businesses internationally. It’s a story about the power of digital to disrupt the status quo — in this case the long-standing inequality between men and women in the workplace. A recent Accenture study reported some fascinating statistics about the connection…
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Leadership and career
September 26, 2016

Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better, Part 1

By: Taunee Besson Q : I’ve heard that small companies always lead our country out of recessions, yet the media tells us little about this workforce “best kept secret.” What is the case for giving up the big-business power and perks to move to a smaller organization? A: Anthony M.…
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Leadership and career
September 21, 2016

4 Things You Can’t Ignore When Making Tough Calls

By: Linda Henman However, when leaders understand that they must make the tough, often unpopular calls, and then have the courage to do so, organizational excellence can take root. These successful tough calls have four constructs: moral compass, sound judgment, fortitude and experience. A strong moral compass demands that leaders…
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