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Practicing Patience and Faith

Persuasive Powerhouse

Thought-full Thursday: Extending Awareness » Practicing Patience and Faith October 18th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus I was enjoying the Sunday newspaper and glanced outdoors. Ellen Mary Jo Asmus : October 20, 2010 at 8:32 pm Ellen, thanks for your kind words. Stay blessed! It comes from the work my clients do. They are amazing.

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Why Germany Dominates the U.S. in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

by 66%, manufacturing in Germany employed 22% of the workforce and contributed 21% of GDP in 2010. In 2010, just under 11% of the workforce was employed in manufacturing, and manufacturing contributed 13% of GDP. Even with wages and benefits that are higher than those in the U.S. In the U.S.,

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

Of the 97 largest listed companies in the UK and the Eurozone in 2010, only 37 had a COO in their executive ranks. When we analyzed the careers of all the incumbent CEOs of the companies in our sample, we found that only 23 of them had previously been COOs. Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing.

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Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday?

Harvard Business Review

12:53 PM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Edward Hallowell | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print If youre working — either from home or the office — over Thanksgiving, Im not sure whether to say, "Congratulations on your work ethic!" Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Artisans Must Balance the Books 8:12 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Ndubuisi Ekekwe | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print The boy was 11 years old when his father took him to live with a kinsman, a businessman with many shops in Lagos, Nigeria. All rights reserved.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

8:07 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Armin Trost | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Too often I hear even HR people saying, "HR is too important to be left to HR." The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR? All rights reserved.

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Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly

Harvard Business Review

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly 8:25 AM Tuesday November 30, 2010 by Joshua Gans | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print This years holiday shopping season improved somewhat over last year with sales likely to top $11 billion. All rights reserved.

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