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New Gallup Study: Most Americans unhappy at work

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Business Leaders report highlights findings from Gallup’s ongoing study of the American workplace from 2010 through 2012. workplace covering 2008 through 2010. The State of the American Workplace: Employee Engagement Insights for U.S. This is a continuation of Gallup’s previous report on the U.S.

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Karl Weber: An interview by Bob Morris

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Weber’s recent projects include the New York Times bestseller Creating a World Without Poverty, co-authored with Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize (2008) and its sequel, Building Social Business (2010); the New [.].

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The Network Is Your Customer: A book review by Bob Morris

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Rogers Yale University Press (2010) Here’s the challenge: our future networks can “make us not only more connected but, let us hope, more human.” The Network Is Your Customer: 5 Strategies Tto Thrive in a Digital Age David L. I am grateful to Thomas Kuhn and then to Joel Barker for filling one of my [.].

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Dave Ulrich on calculating the market value of leadership: An interview by Bob Morris

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Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Collegiate Professor of Business Administration at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and a partner at the RBL Group a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value.

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Shortlist Announced for Financial Times and Goldman Sachs “Business Book of the Year” Award

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Thursday September 15th, 2011: The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs today announced the shortlist for the seventh annual Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award (www.ft.com/bookaward), which aims to identify the book providing the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues. The shortlist is: [.].

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