Managing People
Does your organization grade on a curve? In other words, when assessing employee performance, does your process force you to…
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Are the people who work for you a real team? It’s easy to extol teamwork, but not every group is…
With fresh faces in organizations and new interns flooding offices, it’s time to really think about what the first steps…
Tomorrow sees the NBA Draft — since 1950 the means of bringing the cream of college basketball talent into the…
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There’s an old joke about a CEO who attended a presentation on corporate culture and then asked his head of…
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Last month, in an article in the New York Times on the ever-escalating "war for talent" in Silicon Valley, Facebook…
"Can I have a raise?" Five little words cause a lot of stress and frustration. In many smaller organizations —…
"Can I have a raise?" Five little words cause a lot of stress and frustration. In many smaller organizations —…
This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Making Collaboration Work. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird famously viewed contests…
This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Making Collaboration Work. Teamwork and collaboration are critical to mission achievement…
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This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Making Collaboration Work. Imagine that you’re the leader of a group…
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This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Making Collaboration Work. Not long ago, people in Chrysler’s headquarters joked…
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How does one successfully manage a company with a dozen diverse, decentralized businesses of varying sizes that employ over 100,000…
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Need to turn around your company? Trying to start a movement? Want to change the world? Easy Peasy! Just turn…
