Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2011

Excerpt from The Happiness Advantage … If you observe the people around you, you’ll find most individuals follow a formula that has been subtly or not so subtly taught to them by their schools, their company, their parents, or society. That is: If you work hard, you will become successful, and once you become successful, then you’ll be happy. This pattern of belief explains what most often motivates us in life.

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Bottom-up Case Study Motivation Letter 62

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 10, 2011

Hasty hiring brings eventual firing. These wise words should be the mantra for every organization hiring from today’s overcrowded job market. Especially if your company’s current hiring process consists of putting out a job posting, sifting through résumés, and hiring the first person who doesn’t throw up a major red flag during an interview, it’s time to consider a renewed approach.

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Learning-by-Doing Books Morale Process 56

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 9, 2011

Decades ago, an individual typically had the opportunity to work for their entire career within one company. Times have changed. Process automation and streamlining as a form of cost reduction has driven corporate rightsizing; eliminating the lifelong job security of times past and heightening employment risk. Combined with evolving employee tastes and a need to increase productivity, talent development takes on new importance.

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Talent Management Management Newsletter Article 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2011

Document Process Management : The Case for an Integrated Lifecycle Approach. by Oca Business Services. Learn how you can manage enterprise information and evidentiary records in a well documented and consistent manner, while reducing costs and increasing productivity. IDC has found a direct correlation between effective document management and improved business performance.

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Document Process Resources White Paper 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2011

Within every corporate and structure, there exists a stair-step ladder. One enters the ladder at some professional level and is considered valuable for the category of services for which he or she has expertise. This ladder holds true for managers and employees within the organization, as well as outside consultants brought in. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. by Hank Moore.

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Mentor Strategic Planning Leadership Benchmarking 56

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 11, 2011

As a recent special issue in the Harvard Business Review points out, failing well is a critical skill that differentiates organizations that can learn and even benefit from failures. But most companies I work with fall victim to one or more of these barriers to making the most of the failures they have. Discovery-Driven Growth : A Breakthrough Process to Reduce Risk and Seize Opportunity by Rita McGrath.

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Project Learning-by-Doing Planning Environment 56