Harvard Business Review Tag

What’s Your Leadership Style?

Bill Taylor is the cofounder of Fast Company and author of the new book Simply Brilliant: How Great Organizations Do Ordinary Things in Extraordinary Ways. After 30+ years of experience working with leaders, Taylor has identified four styles of leadership. He outlines them in the Harvard Business Review article “The 4 Leadership Styles, and How to Identify Yours.” Which one are you? The...

When Simmer Boils Over

A number of years ago, I was engaged as a mediator to help repair the working relationship of two very senior, educated and accomplished professional service providers who simply couldn’t stand one another. One was convinced that their career advancement had been deliberately stalled by the other who, of course, denied any such action. Apparently, their anger at and resentment for each other...

Maximize Your Meetings

In a world of digital communication, the value of one-on-one meetings cannot be overstated. They’re a great way to stay on the same page, collaborate on projects, and build a personal connection with your employees. In her Harvard Business Review article “How to Make Your One-on-Ones with Employees More Productive”, Rebecca Knight outlines how to make the most of these meetings. Make it a...