Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Chapter 7: Management Roles, Functions, and Skills
"I became an HR person in 1984, when many of my readers had not been born yet.
"Studies of leaders often focus on their style or charisma, but we wanted to look at how workers are affected by their boss’s technical competence.
Julie Winkle Giulioni reports at SmartBrief.
"The automation of work and the digital disruption of business models place a premium on leaders who can create a vision of change and frame it positively.
Adam Grant (photo, left) interviews Tony Hsieh at a recent Wharton People Analytics Conference.
Tor Constantino (photo, left) covers the topic at Entrepreneur.
"Knowledge@Wharton recently interviewed [Dinesh] Paliwal to talk about Harman’s transformation.
"For their service in the 2006 Battle of Ramadi, Navy SEAL Team Three Task Unit Bruiser and its commander Jocko Willink [photo, lef] became the most highly decorated special-operations unit of the Iraq War," writes Dragan Radovanovic and Richard Feloni.
"A principle I admire is, 'To be a great truly leader, we must stand with our people, not above them.
"Companies can become more agile by designing their organizations both to drive speed and create stability.
According to Bill Reichert, "Most entrepreneurs should just throw out their elevator pitches and start over.
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"Lynn Steenberg owns Sports Physical Therapy of New York -- known as Sports PT.
John Eades (photo, left) offers his 10 signs at LinkedIn.
"Editing and proofreading are often neglected, but they are the crucial final stages of the writing process.
That particular resource is no longer available, but here are all of LinkedIn's career guides for college students and recent graduates.
"Managing change is the make or break for successful organizations and their leaders.
Bill Reichert, Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, reports.
"Wharton marketing professor Michael Platt wants to get inside your head.
"Chip Espinoza has studied millennials in the workplace.
"John Beshears and Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School offer a five-step process for mitigating the effects of cognitive biases and low motivation on decision making.
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