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Four Innovative Initiatives to Attract and Retain Diverse Women

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an article written by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. What makes this article especially valuable is the wealth of [.].

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To Win the Game, You Have to Play

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article contributed by Lynne Morton, President, Performance Improvement Solutions) to the Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. To read the complete article, [.].

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Everybody Loves Bob – Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done

Strategy Driven

Hershman and Dr. Michael Hammer. The modern corporation that has evolved as a result consists of many specialized functional departments, such as sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, operations, and finance. Hershman is the Chief Executive Officer of Hammer and Company. About the Authors.

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Goal Setting vs. Goal Sitting

Chris Brady

Select one (or at the most two), and hammer away at it with all your ability. Happy New Year and God Bless, Trish Kirby Posted by: Trish Kirby | December 31, 2010 at 10:02 AM Chris, Great article. We take a look at ourselves and see so many areas for improvement that we are tempted to attack them all at once. Resist this temptation.

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Your Strategic Plans Probably Aren’t Strategic, or Even Plans

Harvard Business Review

It happens all the time: A group of managers get together at a resort for two days to hammer out a “strategic plan.” A major cause of this is that managers within these teams approach the task from their own functional-management view, e.g. finance, HR, marketing, operations. Busá Photography/Getty Images.

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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business Review

After all, sales and finance were often at odds in organizations, and the conflict hadn’t had a big impact on Barker’s revenues. Later that afternoon, at the end of a regular meeting with the finance team, Lance asked Damon to stay behind. .” Although Lance hated hearing this, it wasn’t news. Doing Just Fine.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

Compartmentalizing accountability for AI with functional leaders in IT, digital, or innovation can result in a hammer-in-search-of-a-nail outcome: technologies being launched without compelling use cases. Resist the temptation to put technology teams solely in charge of AI initiatives.

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