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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – No Free Lunch

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At Olympus and Goldman Sachs, Two Very Different Whistleblowers

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In 2011, Woodford was asked to lead the Japanese maker of optical equipment, first as president (in April) then as CEO (in September). No doubt they added incremental pressure to Goldman's efforts to untangle its conflicting roles and to build client confidence, but, without specifics, any general impact is hard to assess.

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Integrating Maintenance of Board Certification and Health Systems’ Quality-Improvement Programs

Harvard Business Review

Develop standards for QIPs. Develop standards for meaningful participation by individual physicians. These standards were developed in partnership with the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy, which oversees teaching, training, coaching, and supporting Mayo’s 60,000 staff to improve patient outcomes, safety, and service.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

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Business development. So were professional development programs, rewards for random acts of kindness and other empowerment initiatives. The audit committee of the board would not sign off on behalf of the deals, which just kept happening and developing secret lives of their own. Running the business. Body of Knowledge.