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The Perfect Brand Slogan | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

The inherent payoff, of course, was in the cup. Ironically, this slogan was not created by an ad agency but by an Allstate sales manager in 1950. We bring good things to life lasted from 1981 until 2004 with a changing of GE’s executive guard. Human Resources. But the slogan’s a winner. Search My Site.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

The solution, we decided, was to acquire a local company that had already gained traction in the market and that could provide us with proven local management as well as help us with web search, which had become a priority after we bought U.S. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

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The Scaling Lesson from Facebook’s Miraculous 10-Year Rise

Harvard Business Review

On February 4th, 2004, Harvard undergraduate Mark Zuckerberg launched “Thefacebook.” Of course, Facebook’s organization kept growing, so we kept watching it for lessons that might apply to other situations. Each newcomer is assigned a mentor—usually an engineer who isn’t a manager—to help him or her navigate Bootcamp.

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Employee Engagement Articles

Chart Your Course

Economical Employee Engagement Human Resource Executive Online, January 2011. Employee Engagement in Tough Times Management Issues, October 2009. The Things They Do For Love Harvard Business Review, 2004. Rally “Disengaged” Employees Bloomberg Business Week, February 2011.

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Companies Should Take the Lead in Fixing the Middle-Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

Yet many employers still struggle to fill certain types of vacancies, especially for so-called middle-skills jobs — in computer technology, nursing, high-skill manufacturing, and other fields — that require postsecondary technical education and training and, in some cases, college math courses or degrees.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

By managing the three key properties of networks that either propel you forward or hold you back—breadth, connectivity, and dynamism—you can develop a stronger network and use it as an essential leadership tool. This article will show you how to reinvent your network, by managing these three critical dimensions.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.