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Why Great Brands Lose Their Way

In the CEO Afterlife

This top management ethic is essential to brand resilience. With the exception of niche, specialty, and some consumer technology markets, I see less and less of this in big business. This company lost $5 billion in 2012 and hasn’t made a profit since 2008. Not so long ago, Sony looked invincible. Panic has set in.

Brand 260
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8 Things Collaborative Leaders Know

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

The need for collaboration is driven by the issues arising from the current economic crisis and supported by the opportunities afforded by advances in technology, specifically Web 2.0. In their 2012 global workforce study, Towers Watson found 46% of workers are not engaged. Technology has created the opportunity to know.

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Know Your History, Purpose and Direction

CoachStation

in 2010 and started full time work in the business in 2012. The modern business marketing and technological opportunity that social media provides is one of the greatest marketing tools for any business, particularly small start-ups. Personally and professionally I am influenced heavily by my ethics and standards. It’s massive!

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A Couple Reasons to Smile About

Women on Business

These tax rates will remain in effect through 2012. Extends the repeal of phase-outs of personal deductions and limits on itemized deductions for higher income taxpayers through 2012. Extends certain middle class incentives and credits such as the Earned Income Credit and Coverdell Education Savings credit.

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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

Critical topics include leadership development of executives, mindset changes in the evolution from manager to executive to leader, executive mentoring, insights into how top professionals evolve, plateaus of professional accomplishment, developing a winning work ethic, lifelong learning and the accrual of business wisdom. by Hank Moore.

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Case Study: Can an Ethical Bank Support Guns and Fracking?

Harvard Business Review

As the founder and president of a new ethical bank focused on environmental sustainability, Jay McGuane realized that he and his board needed to set guidelines about which loans to approve and which to reject on “values” grounds. Ethical banking had seemed so benign when Jay had decided to enter the industry. government. “A