A Management Tip recently highlighted by Harvard Business Publishing:
Layoffs and cutbacks are forcing more people to take on new responsibilities. Whether you are excited about new challenges you face or feel you have no choice but to say “yes,” use these three tips when starting something new:
- Don’t simply do a “hand off.”
- Look for overlap.
- Delegate.
All of our plates are fuller today, how have you successfully handled your added responsibility? Or, how have you assisted your team to handle it?
This was adapted from “The Right Way to Take On a New Responsibility” by Steven DeMaio.
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A discussion with Tony Misura on his summary of Outliers, by Malcom Gladwell, published in our eNewsletter on August 4, 2009.
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Culture has commonly been an overlooked requirement for companies when hiring new employees. But it can be easily addressed during the interview process with personality profiles and other tools available to your HR team. Do you match your company’s current culture? What steps have you taken to ensure your vision for the future is a match for the company built around you?
Harvard Business recently published an article with a few easy ways to assess your fit “Make Sure You Fit Your Company Culture” written by Marshall Goldsmith.
What tools have you used recently to identify your fit?
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Harvard Business Publishing, Management Tip of the Day, recently summarized an article written by Steve Farber “Your Greater-Than-Yourself Project”. They wrote: Great leaders ensure that their successors are not only prepared to take the reins, but are poised to surpass past accomplishments. Start small and support one person – a direct report, or a more junior person who you have trust in – with your experience, skills and network. Explain why you believe in her and how you plan to aid her development. Put her in touch with contacts, sing her praises, and give her frank feedback. Once you’ve seen success, expand on it – develop a bench of employees capable of rising to a level greater than yourself and bringing your company with them.
Tell us, who do you credit with your success?
Read the complete article written by Steve Farber.
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In recent eNewsletters, we have discussed the Top 5 Dos and Don’ts during downsizing. What have you found to be successful in your process to maintain your best talent and company moral? Has anyone considered using Sabbaticals as an option?
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With whispers of layoffs and concerns over company stability. How are you keeping your team focused and strong?
Here are some helpful tips from Harvard Business Publishing, written by John Baldoni, “Help Your Team Build Resilience.”
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Many of us are struggling with the layoff decision. We found this article posted on Employee Benefit News offering an option to traditional layoffs. It points out the positive effects of sabbaticals vs. layoffs on employee moral, loyalty, and retention, not to mention the added ability to attract top talent to your organization.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn…we hear about them every day and most of us use these tools as very effective ways to network with our peers. Can these tools offer us other efficiencies in our professional lives? Earlier, we shared an article about companies using Face Book as a tool for employee reviews. Recently I read an article posted on a Harvard Business Blog , written by Alexandra Samuel, with some useful ways to apply these same tools to business travel. Have you had success with Social Media?
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I read this article posted today by Harvard Publishing, written by Freek Vermeulen, an Associate Professor of Strategic & International Management at the London Business School. He compares decisions made during the daring WWII plan Operation Market Garden and those of many stubborn executives. Hopefully you find it as interesting as I did.
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Employers are trying out social networking-style systems that aim to improve—and take the dread out of—annual reviews. Jena McGregor, Business Week, March 12, 2009. Read more…
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