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2011 ASA Deming Lecture by Roger Hoerl – Need Any Country be Poor?

Deming Institute

2011 ASA Deming Lecture by Roger Hoerl, GE Global Research: The World Is Calling; Should We Answer? Roger starts by discussing some areas of Deming’s work that are not getting the focus they deserve. Roger and Persia Neidermeyer wrote a book on the effort – Use What You Have: Resolving the HIV/AIDS Pandemic.

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The Three Keys to Employee and Company Fulfillment

Strategy Driven

Despite an ability that allowed her, later in life, to play on stage with Yo-Yo Ma at a televised event in Washington, she realized early on that she could not make a career as a virtuoso pianist. Now go optimize your talent — it’s the engine that drives strategy execution. But she could be a virtuoso political figure. Schiemann, Ph.D.

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43 Weird Books to Shock & Delight: Some Odd Books, Some Funny

Miles Anthony Smith

” Whether you're looking for a book to seek new found truths to point your career or life in a new direction or just love odd stuff, these 43 weird books will surely give you not just life hacks but hearty laughs. Rogers This one must be from the 1950s. Teach Your Wife to Be a Widow by Donald I. Is he planning to kill his wife?

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When a Leader Aims to Please

Harvard Business Review

Roger, a vice president of sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry, was one such Pleaser. I'm at a loss when it comes to managing Cynthia," Roger confessed. Roger is the oldest son of an electrical engineer in the Midwest. What Roger really didn't want to waste was the firm's resources.

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The Traits of Advanced Leaders

Harvard Business Review

The difference is illustrated by a classic joke about old-time movie dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. He led Ginger Rogers around the dance floor flawlessly. But Ginger Rogers was an advanced leader. Fred Astaire was certainly a great leader. He had a goal. He could see where he was going. He was clearly in charge.

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Before You Take a Risk, Lay Out the Logic

Harvard Business Review

In many companies, the approach seems to be a combination of formalized risk tracking and cultural engineering. Roger Martin's forthcoming book with A.G. Embracing Risk in Career Decisions. There is little I see about the practice of risk management today that is particularly helpful. Lafley, Playing to Win, will be.

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What Happens After You’re Forced to Resign

Harvard Business Review

What Was Once There Resigned: The Fast Fall of a Washington Career The Washington Post Their faces are plastered on TV sets and web pages in brief moments of public outrage; but what happens to the people forced out of their jobs by scandal, particularly if their resignations were more symbolic than indicative of any leadership failure?

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