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Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on June 18, 2010 09:30 am under E Pluribus Partners , Media Appearances , connection culture , employee engagement Today, The Economic Times in India published an article I wrote about Jim Goodnight and SAS Institute. The data suggest otherwise. Goodnight, a 6-foot 4-inch tall North Carolinian with a Ph.D.

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Has SAS Institute’s Goodnight Cracked the Code on Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

The Conference Board released research in January that concluded employee satisfaction and engagement in America were at the lowest point since it began surveying more than 20 years ago. Recently, SAS was named number 1 on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 2010. The data suggest otherwise.

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Warren Buffett's 2010 Shareholder Letter: What to Expect

Harvard Business Review

26, many thousands of people around the world will download Warren Buffett's 2010 shareholder letter. To help you see what is different in his 2010 letter — I offer a partial list of Buffett principles from last year's letter. This Saturday, Feb. I will be among the crowd checking to see what is revealed in his newest letter.

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How Women Drive Innovation and Growth

Harvard Business Review

In 2007, Rajashree Nambiar, head of branch banking for Standard Chartered India, acted on a hunch. She hired a firm to survey the bank''s female clientele, whom she suspected weren''t happy with the service they were getting. The bank supported her idea.

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Should Regulators Block AT&T's Acquisition of T-Mobile?

Harvard Business Review

According to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Research, the average revenue per voice minute among US wireless carriers was $0.04 in the second quarter of 2010, making US wireless telephony the most affordable in the world. I conducted an informal survey last night with my wife, who responded: "T-Mobile? percent in 2010.

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Brazil's Women Shun the Private Sector

Harvard Business Review

"When you look at who's coming into the workforce and what they can mean for the development of human capital, it's a no-brainer that women are a competitive advantage," says Valentino Carlotti, president of Goldman Sachs Bank in Brazil. But corporate headhunters are having a problem. counterparts (52%).

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After a Blizzard, What's a Fair Price for a Shovel?

Harvard Business Review

I was surprised at the responses to my survey question. I then followed-up by asking survey-takers how they'd feel if "two guys" set up shop in a parking lot and sold shovels at a high market-clearing price. In a Canadian telephone survey, Kahneman et al. Here's where it got really fascinating.

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