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A teacher once wrote telling me that a parent with a great deal of clout at her school asked her to change attendance records to make her child's record look better. The teacher said she thought long and hard about the request but eventually refused, knowing it […] ...
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Complete this sentence: In business, the only thing that really matters is _______. The answer to this entrenched belief is so obvious that at a recent speaking engagement, I had over 300 people spontaneously fill-in-the blank by yelling in unison, "Results!" via The Reality about What Really […] ...
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by Tina Cherpes, Featured Contributor Behavior Therapy – #25 As the story escalated, Joanie's lunchroom audience was growing and while she tried her best to maintain composure, there were definitely a few uncontained moments, "...and you could see the veins in his neck thumping and his face […] ...
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by Ken Vincent, Featured Contributor You are known by your staff to be a tough, no nonsense, boss. But, you are also considered to be fair, reasonable, consistent, and ethical. Now, you have a problem employee that we will call Charlie. His temper has flared at fellow […] ...
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The vast majority of organizations are surprisingly slow to reshuffle their resources. When we conducted a large-scale analysis of the reallocation patterns of multibusiness companies, for instance, we found that most of them awarded each business in their portfolio an unchanging percentage of total corporate capital year […] ...
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At first blush, "beating the market" might sound like an expression better suited to investing or financial management than to business strategy. When you think about it, though, overcoming the profit-depleting effects of market forces is the essence of good strategy-what separates winners from losers, headline makers […] ...
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Small business owners, experiencing growth, are always struggling with the question of when to consider outsourcing the many functions of an HR department. Mishandling such a strategic decision can prove costly but this guide will help you better understand the pros and cons of this move and whether your company can benefit from outsourcing HR. |
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