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Has SAS Institute’s Goodnight Cracked the Code on Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

The Conference Board released research in January that concluded employee satisfaction and engagement in America were at the lowest point since it began surveying more than 20 years ago. The report also concluded that the downward trend began long before the Great Recession. The data suggest otherwise.

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Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

The article is based on an interview I conducted with Goodnight at Giant Impact’s Leadercast conference in Atlanta. The Conference Board released research in January that concluded employee satisfaction and engagement in America were at the lowest point since it began surveying more than 20 years ago.

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Take a Deep Dive into These Career Goals Examples with Us

HR Digest

Earning stacks of money, starting a family, and going on expensive vacations are goals that we can all probably relate to but they are not the right answer when asked about career goal examples. These allow you to work towards something specific in your career whether that’s a better job role or a project that inspires you.

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You Can’t Delegate Talent Management to the HR Department

Harvard Business Review

GE’s talent management people, for example, play a critical role, at both the corporate and business-unit level, in filling key positions, insuring smooth successions, driving company-wide review processes, and building tools that managers can use to direct their own careers. On paper, this approach makes perfect sense.

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Why Doctors Need Leadership Training

Harvard Business Review

Nearly all physicians take on significant leadership responsibilities over the course of their career, but unlike any other occupation where management skills are important, physicians are neither taught how to lead nor are they typically rewarded for good leadership. STOCK4B-RF/Getty Images. Medicine involves leadership.

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Can You Afford to Change Your Career?

Harvard Business Review

Who wouldn’t want a meaningful career and better balance between work and home? For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. We worry and wonder: What would a career change do to our bank accounts? But Steve, Amanda, and Brandon all left those jobs and made a mid-career transition.

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7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Going Freelance

Harvard Business Review

You can build one even before you leave your job by attending relevant conferences, reaching out to people through LinkedIn or Twitter, or joining a group of freelancers or small business owners in your area. As with any career transition, it’s important to seek advice from those with more experience and expertise than you.