BetterUp

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Jump to section 50 different ways to say no politely When you should say no Why is it so hard to say no?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

How one executive took on transforming California’s troubled Department of Motor Vehicles — and what he learned.

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Alison Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: Trust and Safety , by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman. Sick of NYC and searching for a more meaningful life, a couple buy a dilapidated house upstate but find rural living isn’t what Instagram had promised.

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Agile42

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

You may ask yourself if scaling coaching in your business is as simple as transitioning from a single successful agile team to an entire organization. – Spoiler: none of them are! Coaches must establish a coaching plan to make coaching appear laissez-faire and a success element in their business. Creating such a coaching structure is a prerequisite for openness, enables collaboration when supporting larger initiatives, and assures that success is achieved through repeatable results or prof

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Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My interviews with well over 200 executives across 18 firms revealed the secrets of these companies—not the usual facile frameworks, but new ways of thinking about business that allow leaders and companies to operate with heightened passion, urgency, an

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Product management can be a great stepping stone for ambitious early career professionals, and it’s not just for those with an engineering background. With real-world examples and personal experiences, the authors of this article explain what product management is about, the critical skills a PM needs to have, as well as how to start out and match your strengths to different types of PM roles.

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