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Possibility Maximizer: Maxim Health Systems' Flu and Wellness Podcast

Sales Wolf Blog

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Five Steps to Successful Execution of a Strategy

Six Disciplines

Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that.” - Jack Welch. This is a haphazard way to operate. The caveat is to avoid the disruption of current operations. You've got to deliver on short-range commitments, while you develop a long-range strategy and vision and implement it.

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The Discipline of Listening

Harvard Business Review

Sitting down with a business unit leader presenting him with information about a $300 million dollar technical investment opportunity, Bossidy divided a sheet of paper about three-quarters across. Earlier in his career, as a business unit manager, he recognized that he must cut costs. Prime the Pump.

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What Capitalism Can't Fix

Harvard Business Review

Former GE CEO Jack Welch, writing in Business Week , characterized the nonprofit sector as a "foreign land" in which performance is not a priority and employees are guaranteed "lifetime employment." What kind of choices and information do people have? Consider higher education in the United States. Scaling Up Without Losing Your Edge.

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Do Your Company’s Incentives Reward Bad Behavior?

Harvard Business Review

Valukas provides a hint: Although managers’ bonuses are based partly on vehicle-quality improvements, and safety is supposed to be paramount, cost is “everything” at GM, and the company’s atmosphere probably discouraged individuals from raising safety concerns. Collecting this information is a three-step process.

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Jim was animated, passionate, informative and lucid. Where Jim fell short in my opinion was that if you’ve heard Jim before, there wasn’t a lot of new information. The highlight of the day for me was when Jack Welch took center stage, and center stage he took. I found your Day 1 recap very informative.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Think of the business leaders that have had the biggest positive impact in your life, and I’m sure you’ll find that these individuals were in constant search of new and better information. They use the information acquired through reading in order to inspire, motivate, and lead those around them. Information is not everything.

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