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6 Factors That Can Impact Your Commercial Business

Strategy Driven

Regular training sessions, workshops, and conferences can keep employees up-to-date and skilled in utilizing modern technological tools. The impact of non-compliance can be severe, ranging from hefty fines and legal disputes to reputational damage. Equally important is training and development.

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Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

Skip Prichard

Face represents one’s self esteem, self-worth, identity, reputation, status, pride, and dignity. As an example of how to save face, I often share the story of Jeff, the finance director of a multinational company. When the day of the meeting arrived, the team waited nervously in a conference room. The COO walked in.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The Unaware CEO : These CEO’s will take any report or piece of information at face value.

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Accountants Will Save the World

Harvard Business Review

Last June, I raised a few eyebrows when I told attendees at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio (aka Rio+20 ) that "accountants would save the world." But we weren't capturing any of it in our financial reports. But many corporate reports describe sustainability as a "journey" with no explicit destination.

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Take a Deep Dive into These Career Goals Examples with Us

HR Digest

Attending a conference in your field might be a goal for someone who is passionate about sharing their expertise with others. Even without a specific need for expansive networks, building contact can be an example of employee professional goals because it allows you to build a reputation for yourself while also building a support system.

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Case Study: An Office Romance Gone Wrong

Harvard Business Review

Brad: Drink after the conference? They were at a conference, with industry contacts all around, using their corporate expense accounts. He led the finance team. She reported to the head of sales, who reported to the COO, and she and Brad rarely interacted at work. FROM THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. Brad: Just me.

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How Amazon Trained Its Investors to Behave

Harvard Business Review

In March 2000, Barron's reported that 51 Internet companies were burning cash so fast that they'd be broke by the end of the end of the year. The article (it's behind a seemingly unbreachable paywall) has acquired the reputation of having marked the end of the dot-com boom. After that the No.