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Gaining Trust on Day One

Great Leadership By Dan

A great example of this happened in January of 2005 when Procter & Gamble bought the Gillette Company in the largest consumer packaged goods acquisition in history. How he started his career in the military, a little about his family, his hobbies, where he likes to go on vacation, and so on.

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Why Dr. Deming’s Work is So Important to Me

Deming Institute

To this day, I say (only half-jokingly) that learning about Deming was both the best thing and the worst thing that ever happened in my career. Mark also co-authored Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous Improvements , which was released in June 2012 and also a Shingo Research Award recipient in 2013.

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The Failure of “The Livonia Philosophy” at my GM Plant

Deming Institute

Mark also co-authored Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous Improvements, which was released in June 2012 and also a Shingo Research Award recipient in 2013. He is the founder and lead blogger and podcaster at LeanBlog.org , started in January 2005.

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Coaching for Behavioral Change

Marshall Goldsmith

These are the people who have great careers in front of them. Wiley, 2005. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There has just been listed as the #2 bestselling business book for 2012 by INC magazine / 800 CEO Read. Most requests for coaching involve behavioral change. People often ask, “Can executives really change their behavior?”

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How One Company Contained Health Care Costs and Improved Morale

Harvard Business Review

Instead of simply providing health insurance, savvy employers are tackling health care costs by supporting the whole employee—everything from their finances to their career development to physical health. This is not just good for individuals; it’s good for business. Employees have also saved over $100,000 in clinic copayments.

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Why Aren’t There More Asian Americans in Leadership Positions?

Harvard Business Review

of corporate officer positions in the Fortune 500, according to 2012 data. In two separate studies (by Ho and Jackson in 2001 and by Lin and colleagues in 2005), participants generated lists of all stereotypes they had heard about Asians. And Asians represent only 1.5% Stereotypes About Asian Americans.

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Independent Work May Be Inevitable

Harvard Business Review

I never intended to disrupt my career over and again, eventually becoming a free agent. When my husband was on the hunt for an academic job after completing his PhD, his choices were Boston and San Antonio, both of which had the potential to cut my Wall Street career short. Of those who went independent in 2012, 57% chose to.

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