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Cutting Costs/Curtailing Services Can Produce Crappy Customer Service

Chart Your Course

If businesses take the time to invest in their employees and allow them to build relationships with their customers, they will see the rewards in greater profitability, customer loyalty and employee engagement. Meanwhile, 69 percent of businesses surveyed said their business had been negatively impacted from a bad hire.

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Start-ups, Franchises, Venture Capitalists Oh My!

Women on Business

AllBusiness AllStar Franchise released winners for the fourth annual “best of the best” franchises of 2012. If you’re looking into Franchises click here to read the full list of the top 100 franchises for 2012. Women tend to have the feminine leadership qualities. Top 100 Franchises. Domino’s Pizza. Great Clips.

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Wal-Mart Leadership Sweeps $24 Million of Bribes Under the Rug

Coaching Tip

In The New York Times of April 22, 2012, a former executive described how Wal-Mart de Mexico had orchestrated a campaign of bribery to win market dominance. Source: The New York Times, April 22, 2012. John Agno: Can't Get Enough Leadership: Book Notes & Coaching Tips.

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Innovating Higher-Education

Mills Scofield

He finished his undergraduate education in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Brown University in 2012. For entrepreneurs like Rajan , who solicited the help of students to significantly alter the course of his biotech startup’s business development, accessing insights from a diverse body of learners was game-changing.

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Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010 :: Women on.

Women on Business

However, since the new tax changes are only in effect from January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2012, we may face another estate tax controversy down the road. So at least in the short term, we have a solution to the estate tax dilemma.

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The Big Picture of Business – Developing The Talent for Business to Succeed

Strategy Driven

Corporate executives must develop themselves for the next level and to be useful to their companies and communities in the future. This is a primer for executives and the heirs apparent to company leadership. The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in.

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Why GE, Boeing, Lowe’s, and Walmart Are Directly Buying Health Care for Employees

Harvard Business Review

Geisinger Health System began partnering with Walmart around cardiac surgery in 2012, and joined ECEN for spinal surgery in 2015. In late 2012 Geisinger initiated ProvenCare Lumbar Spine. Business development, contracting, and finance personnel are also required. Registry participation is labor intensive and worth it.