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Showing Appreciation at the Office?

Coaching Tip

More than half of human-resources managers say showing appreciation for workers cuts turnover, and 49% believe it increases profit, according to a study of 815 managers by the Society for Human Resource Management. Source: The Wall Street Journal, November 21, 2012. If you don't do it, you don't have a culture.

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How to Use Mentoring to Attract and Retain Talent

Skip Prichard

Recent data suggests that more than 50% of the workforce consists of people born after 1981—Millennials (born 1981-1996) and Generation Z (born 1997-2012). This requires understanding the desires of the labor force. Harness the Power of Complementary Mentoring.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

Only legal, finance, and human resources still reported back to headquarters. Wulf noted that Ma studied Jack Welch’s approach and was inspired by GE’s decentralized decision-making. Like Welch, Ma wanted his executives to be free to do whatever was needed to make their units the best businesses in their fields.