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Help Your Global Talent Succeed and Lead - Cultivate Communication Skills

Great Leadership By Dan

A 2011 white paper jointly published by the GlobalEnglish Corporation and Human Capital Institute reported that 70% of global employees are non-native speakers – and only 7% think they speak English well enough to do their jobs. Non-native English speakers typically have strong technical and operational skills.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 He is struggling to understand why it is that HR is not considered a core function of a an organization like sales, marketing, or operations when it is afforded the opportunity to "direct, deliver, and develop" the employee talent necessary for the company to achieve its goals.

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Possibility Maximizer: The Conference Board

Sales Wolf Blog

 Numerous forecasting models are based off economic indicators like the Consumer Confidence Index and it is critical that you follow and understand how these leading indicators relate to your organization's operations. I really like how The Conference Board takes a high level approach to monitoring the business climate.

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The Retail Theory of Relativity

CO2

This short three page white paper does a wonderful job of helping you with a pricing strategy based on how people really behave. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. The Retail Theory of Relativity.

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The Retail Theory of Relativity

CO2

This short three page white paper does a wonderful job of helping you with a pricing strategy based on how people really behave. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. The Retail Theory of Relativity.

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Smart Marketing for Small Businesses

Strategy Driven

” Marketing can sometimes slip through the cracks given the constant and pressing demands of sales, client service, and internal operations. Get to work on writing articles, blogs, white papers, or even a book. He is the author of a new book, From a Good Sales Call to a Great Sales Call (McGraw-Hill, 2011).

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Leading in a World of Resource Constraints and Extreme Weather

Harvard Business Review

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” The Future of Operations. Insight Center.