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Better Einstein than Armstrong

CO2

Better Einstein than Armstrong. When I was younger, a mentor of mine use to say, “Better Einstein than Armstrong.” He had no idea, of course, just how lopsided the Einstein/Armstrong contest proved to be. I took the liberty of assembling the photos above of Armstrong, Spitzer, and Madoff.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

One never forgets their first mentor. That first great mentor sticks with you always. Cactus was 34 at the time that he began mentoring me. From that mentoring, I fell in love with the non-profit culture, the organizations and the client bases affected by them. I was with Cactus at a remote for Armstrong-Johnson Ford.

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What Really Led to Last Summer’s Most Notorious Firing

Harvard Business Review

Patch Woes The Story Behind Why AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Fired An Employee In Front Of 1,000 Coworkers Business Insider For a few days last August, it was one of the most talked-about business stories in America: Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, fired someone abruptly during a meeting. What made the typically affable Armstrong snap?

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Small Businesses Need Big Data, Too

Harvard Business Review

Nate Silver on Finding a Mentor, Teaching Yourself Statistics, and Not Settling in Your Career. A lot of small-firm owners and managers feel that way, and in many cases they’re justifiably proud of their competitive intangibles—a gut sense of the market and the flexibility to change quickly. From Data to Action An HBR Insight Center.

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Tips For Conducting More Effective Performance Appraisals

Eric Jacobson

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobson

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). When Armstrong isnt writing books, shes reading. based in Overland Park, KS.

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5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobson

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1.

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