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Trust – the key to success

Lead on Purpose

This is the first book that teaches the ‘whats’ and the ‘hows’ of trust.&# – Ram Charan “After you turn off the projector, quit PowerPoint, and end your pitch, most deals come down to a simple question: Do you trust each other? Trust is the glue.

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The Three Decisions You Need to Own

Harvard Business Review

People and Organization : In late 2010, GE CEO Jeff Immelt decided to give country managers P&L responsibility for all of GE in their countries and have them report to vice chairman John Rice, who would be stationed in Hong Kong. Some activist shareholders are finding gaps in CEO performance by doing this calculation.

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An Activist Investor Lands in Your Boardroom — Now What?

Harvard Business Review

From the inception of Motorola Solutions stock at the end of 2010, its price rose by some 90 percent over the next three years, roughly twice the rise of the S&P 500 benchmark. Greg Brown reports that the investor activists who have served on his board have all had an affirmative impact on his firm’s performance.

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Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobson

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book. Dont Praise.

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Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Eric Jacobson

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. Dont limit your time for only your direct reports. And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal.

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Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Eric Jacobson

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails Cant quite master the ideal tone for the emails you send employees and customers? ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. You might want to check out ToneCheck.

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Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

Eric Jacobson

Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. Dont limit your time for only your direct reports. One way will be to ensure our crisis management plans are in place.