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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Michael McKinney

Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. When McRaven retired in 2014, he had 37 years as a Navy SEAL under his belt, leading men and women at every level of the special operations community.

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Talking About Promotions (with Very Ambitious People)

Ed Batista

Some of them are already operating at an elite level, and their ambition is entirely justified. The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn't, What Shouldn't Make You Happy, but Does , pages 131-132 (Sonja Lyubomirsky, 2014). [3] But their talents and capabilities can differ substantially, of course.

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Rethinking What’s Next: Lessons Learned from the SVB Collapse 

Kotter Inc.

Yet, many continue to operate the same way they have for the last decade if not longer. This management construct promotes stability, predictability, consistency and much of what is needed to keep operations running smoothly.

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Predicting Employee Turnover using R

AIHR

The termination rate jumped from about 2% in 2014 to almost 5% in 2015. First, we see that a spike in layoffs occur in 2014–15, compared with no layoffs before 2014. library (magrittr) # For %>% and %<>% operators. library (ggplot2) ggplot() + geom_bar(aes(y =.count.,x A couple of findings jump out.

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Most Companies Fail at Transformation. How to Beat the Odds.

UVA Darden

It’s where a company changes its value proposition, operating model, technology and culture to meet the shifting demands of the environment.” Indeed, when Nadella was appointed CEO in February 2014, the company’s market cap was around $300 billion. Snell calls “strategic transformation.”

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How to Incorporate ESG Goals Into Your Business Strategy

Chief Executive

Create an ESG scorecard that tracks operational and product buckets. The idea behind having two distinct buckets — operational and product — is to help leaders and employees better understand the sustainability characteristics of products and services. emissions, water usage, human capital, etc.).

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Risky Business (When Commerce and Compliance Clash)

Ed Batista

In these circumstances executives who've previously operated as allies may find themselves at odds, advocating for more stringent compliance or a more vigorous approach to commerce. 6] Getting to "Us" (George Halvorson, Harvard Business Review , 2014). For more on this concept, see Leadership, Decision-Making and Emotion Management.