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Google's Project Oxygen

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“The starting point was that our best managers have teams that perform better , are retained better, are happier — they do everything better,” Laszlo Bock, Google's VP for "people operations" says. “So Source: The New York Times, March 13, 2011. The question we then asked was: What if every manager was that good?

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Mars Incorporated: A Sweet Place to Work

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According to a regulatory filing for 2011 in the State of Delaware, where Mars is incorporated, there are six members, all grandchildren or great-grandchildren of Frank Mars. For example, a typical Mars plant manager influences associates by his or her ability to pace development of operational systems and innovative approaches.

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Does 2010's 4th. Quarter Results Signal Good Times?

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Analysts cautioned that sustained growth will rely on a faster pace of hiring early in 2011. faced a multimillion-dollar shortfall for 2011 that resulted in both tax increases and layoffs. Source: The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2011. A Reuters/University of Michigan index released Friday fell to 74.2,

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Self-Knowledge Through Self-Assessments

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Too often psychologists operate on their intuition and clinical knowledge, but people are not often as they appear.". Source: The Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2011. The tests "can help get to the heart of the problem quickly," says Richard Levak, a Del Mar, Calif., psychologist, who uses them extensively in his practice. "Too

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Back to the Future: Sputnik to Today

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Today, NASA is seeking a commercial space taxi service--designed, built and operated by the private sector--to cut costs while [hopefully] speeding the pace of development. Source: The Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2011. But today, the U.S. Why aren't U.S. Why aren't U.S. Yes, Virginia, we aren't as rich as we thought we were.

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Trust Busters in Mergers and Acquisitions

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Mergers and acquisitions ("M&As") are on the rise in 2011, and industry analysts now predict more than $3 trillion in global M&A activity for the year. Are business units operating in silos? By Dennis and Michelle Reina. So, why do the majority of M&As fail? Failure to acknowledge what’s happening. Are workers disengaged?

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Leader-Led Development: A Workplace Reality

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You did this initially with Step 2 of course; however, you need to reinforce it by doing it regularly so it is inherent in your style of leadership; it’s how you operate. Demonstrate That You Care. LLD is not a one-shot deal.