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Wells Fargo and the Slippery Slope of Sales Incentives

Harvard Business Review

In 2005 the world’s largest insurance broker, Marsh Inc., paid $850 million in fines in the aftermath of accusations that it had received kickbacks from insurance companies for steering business their way — a scheme at odds with Marsh’s commitment to finding the best deal for customers.

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Leadership & Political Correctness | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. How sad is this? Their responsibility is to be correct; not politically correct. Are these extreme statements?

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

Moreover, ethical followers can help leaders avoid making questionable decisions and high performing followers often motivate leaders to raise their own levels of performance. Fourth , although there are thousands of training programs and books to develop leadership skills, there is little available to teach people how to be good followers.

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7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Going Freelance

Harvard Business Review

Horowitz says that you need to be able to put away 40% of every paycheck to cover your taxes, health and life insurance, vacations and retirement. “You need to be self-motivated, have good organizational skills, and a strong work ethic,” explains King. . “You have to be able to deal with ambiguity,” says King.

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A Couple Reasons to Smile About

Women on Business

This newfound optimism could be the usual bright-eyed resolve that comes with a new year, but it more likely resulted from something else: the passing of The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (“the tax bill”) in December. This provision was extended through 2011. What’s in the Tax Bill?

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Reading for Lifetime Growth

Chris Brady

As Orrin insured you, you inspired me a few years ago. Posted by: Kevin Hamm | December 08, 2010 at 12:05 AM I'm reading your Rascal book and found one of my biggest areas of improvement to be Work Ethic/Mastery/Habits, but I didn't find a recommended reading section for that in the back of the book.

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