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HP Headed to Hotel California?

Women on Business

HP announced Whitman’s appointment on September 22, 2011 but given the public comments, customers seem to think it’s a bad choice. HP has made some controversial decisions lately, but is Meg Whitman a great strategic move or the kiss of death for this once great tech company?

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Structural Economic Shift and Unemployment

Coaching Tip

Beginning on January 1, 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will group people by the actual number of weeks of unemployment, up to five years. One of the industries that has been most cautious is the hotel and leisure business because people have less money to spend on easy-to-postpone vacation travel.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

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Leaders Travel Light

Chris Brady

" | Main | Siena by Car - "You Idiot" » July 11, 2010 Leaders Travel Light I learned it the hard way, really, by dragging bulky bags through crowded bus terminals, onto packed trains, and up stairs at a five-hundred year-old hotel. Your comment has not yet been posted. Your comment could not be posted.

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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I had decided to go over and stay at a hotel on 9/10 in order to make the early morning meeting and beat the commute. When I walked out of the hotel the first plane had just hit and smoke was coming from the tower. What followed the remainder of the day on 9/11 was a combination of heroic and eerie.

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The Exploding Business of Bartering

Harvard Business Review

The International Reciprocal Trade Association reports that in 2011 over 400,000 companies worldwide used bartering to earn an estimated $12 billion on unwanted or underused assets. What linkages do you need to build in your organization, for example between purchasing, finance and the business units to make these deals work?

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software. But the mistake he made was preferable to waiting too long.