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The Best INSEAD Podcasts on Leadership, Management, and Women in Business
November 17, 2009 – 9:57 am | One Comment
The Best INSEAD Podcasts on Leadership, Management, and Women in Business

The Smart Lemming recommends these INSEAD Knowledgecasts (podcasts) on Leadership, Management, and Women in Business:
Leadership

INSEAD Knowledgecast n°23: Putting Leaders on the Couch with Manfred Kets de Vries
INSEAD Knowledgecast n°25:The Experience Trap with Kishore Sengupta and …

The Best Podcasts on Management by Harvard Business Review’s Ideacast
November 13, 2009 – 12:35 pm | No Comment
The Best Podcasts on Management by Harvard Business Review’s Ideacast

The Smart Lemming recommends these Harvard Business Review podcasts on management:

HBR IdeaCast:How to Manage the Alpha Male
HBR IdeaCast 6: Make Better Decisions & Retain Your Best People During Change with David Garvin
HBR IdeaCast …

The Best Podcasts on Innovation by Harvard Business Review’s Ideacast
November 13, 2009 – 11:57 am | No Comment
The Best Podcasts on Innovation by Harvard Business Review’s Ideacast

The Smart Lemming recommends these Harvard Business Review podcasts on innovation:

HBR IdeaCast 10: Opening Up Innovation & Dealing with Underperformers with Henry Chesbrough
HBR IdeaCast 28: Chris Trimble, co-author, with Vijay Govindarajan, of Ten Rules …

The Best Leadership Podcasts by Harvard Business Review’s Ideacast
November 13, 2009 – 11:37 am | No Comment
The Best Leadership Podcasts by Harvard Business Review’s Ideacast

The Smart Lemming recommends these Harvard Business Review podcasts for developing and evolving your leadership skills:

HBR IdeaCast 8: Leading Through Conflict & Setting Priorities in a Pinch with Mark Gerzon
HBR IdeaCast Episode 14: Your …

Managing the Angry Employee
October 23, 2009 – 2:47 pm | No Comment
Managing the Angry Employee

How should you manage a subordinate who is taking out their frustrations on coworkers or even you?
If this person is a valued member of your team who delivers results, give them some leeway. Your angry …

Business Lessons from Star Trek: Take the High Ground
October 20, 2009 – 12:46 am | 2 Comments
Business Lessons from Star Trek: Take the High Ground

To succeed in your career, you have to learn how to admit mistakes, and to take the higher ground. You also have to assess if you’re really ready for that promotion you want, or if …

How to Avoid a Whack A Mole Management Style: Manage the Problem, Not the Symptoms
September 1, 2009 – 12:33 pm | One Comment
How to Avoid a Whack A Mole Management Style: Manage the Problem, Not the Symptoms

Reactive Management = Whack A Mole
Does management ever feel like you’re playing a game of “Whack A Mole” at work? Most managers I’ve worked with or observed either don’t have the time or haven’t carved …

7 Questions For Entrepreneurs as They Build Their Business Models
June 22, 2009 – 9:58 am | No Comment
7 Questions For Entrepreneurs as They Build Their Business Models

You have a brilliant idea. But do you have a business model? Check out,“Your Business Model: More Than a Pitch” by Gwen C. Edwards, who used to run a $400 million networking division of SBC …

Low Performers: Both Sides of the Coin, Being One and Managing One
June 18, 2009 – 9:54 am | 2 Comments
Low Performers: Both Sides of the Coin, Being One and Managing One

Low performers negatively impact coworkers and companies. No one aspires to be a low performer. Sometimes it just happens to knowledge workers, who are unhappy with their jobs, employers, or lives. How we know if …

Can You Lead Remotely from Your Home Office?
June 17, 2009 – 10:26 am | No Comment
Can You Lead Remotely from Your Home Office?

Can you lead remotely from your home office? If you aspire to move up the corporate ladder, should you telecommute? In their column and podcast, “The Welch Way,” Jack and Suzy Welch answer the question, …