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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Studies show that a person’s emotional intelligence (the ability to manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others) is not only more important than their IQ, but the single most important variable in career and life success. Drucker passed away in 2005. Human Resource Champions (1996). Winning (2005).

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CEOs: Difficult customers can improve your business

CEO Insider

They are more successful on almost every measure that counts in business, from profitability to growth to employee engagement (Kirca et al. A focus on customers is a business truism. The evidence for those that do it well is unambiguous. “Market-driven firms are, […].

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Rethinking Digital Transformation: An Interview With Kathleen Wilson-Thompson

HR Digest

The purpose of servant leadership, according to Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., In my 17 years at Kellogg, I held positions ranging from Legal, to Operations, to Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources.

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Holding Powerful & Arrogant Bosses Accountable

Coaching Tip

Mr. Winston joined Countrywide in May 2005, when the lender was riding the mortgage wave. Mr. Winston’s career experience included successful stints at Motorola, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed. Winston still recalls an episode from late 2005 that raised red flags for him. 4, he won: a jury in California awarded him $3.8

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Front-line versus Top-down

LDRLB

Buckingham (2005) differentiated management and leadership by asserting that managers coordinate the strengths of individuals on a team (situational leadership) in order to bring about optimal performance and leaders rallied individuals to work toward a better future. Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources (2nd ed.)New

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Trent Henry on Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

HR Digest

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development.

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EBay CEO Meg Whitman to Retire :: Women on Business

Women on Business

She joined eBay in 1998 and now, 10 years later, she’s following her own advice and leaving the company she helped drive to online success. When Meg Whitman joined eBay in 1998, no one knew how successful the company would become. Overall, Meg Whitman represents a great success story to inspire other women in business.