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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 As a service to you I have narrowed down this collection of reading material to highlight five blog posts from the week of September 20th - September 26th, 2010 that I found to be especially good reading.  My favorite: HR as a cost center.  My favorite: HR as a cost center.  Enjoy!

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The Internet Shouldn’t Run on Dirty Energy

Harvard Business Review

The internet may seem to exist in the ether, but its plumbing includes a vast network of data centers, also known as server farms, which need power to function. In 2010, data centers represented 2% of all electricity use in the United States. Globally, it equates to 2% of all annual emissions linked to climate change.

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People Are Not Cogs

Harvard Business Review

Talent, purpose, culture and creating meaning is the peopley work mostly viewed by the performance folks as "cost centers," or departments that exist only to manage legal risk. Her book, The New How , discussing collaborative ways to have your whole company strategize, was published in 2010. Follow her on Twitter @nilofer.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

With the current sub-par availability of resources and infrastructure for a community that has grown 43% between 2000 and 2010 , there is great cause for concern. Think profit center, not cost center. Obama's and Romney's actions have given America's corporations equal reason to ignore the Hispanic community.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

With the current sub-par availability of resources and infrastructure for a community that has grown 43% between 2000 and 2010 , there is great cause for concern. Think profit center, not cost center. Obama's and Romney's actions have given America's corporations equal reason to ignore the Hispanic community.