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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

Have you ever met a sales executive or a CIO who said: "Sales is too important to be left to Sales" or "IT is too important to be left to IT"? Second, line managers cant execute HR-related actions, like running interviews or performance appraisals, by nature. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Im sick about it.

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Navigating the Emotional Side of a Career Transition

Harvard Business Review

All things considered (interests, age, health, finances), early 2016 seemed like the right time. One long-time United Way executive, for example , parlayed his social service experience into becoming a police officer and then detective at the age of 50. That’s one of the reasons, for example, that 4.5

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

Organizations that move into developing nations to help small technical businesses, must help those businesses manage their finances. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

Comments The Buzz on Green Business in China I visited Beijing last week, speaking to a group of corporate executives assembled by a major NGO to work on climate change issues. Besides the meeting itself, I was struck by the considerable focus on green issues in China.

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The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Susaans work with senior executives over the last 30 years shows over and again that the people (mostly men) who rise to senior levels in organizations have a preference for operating in the abstract. Typically, these executives focus on the "what" and the "what if" and not the "how," which of course is the realm of process people.

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Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday?

Harvard Business Review

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