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The Latest in Corporate Bail Outs – Women

In the CEO Afterlife

Women are ditching upper-management positions and bailing out before breaking through the glass ceiling. The problem is outdated, entrenched male-oriented cultures that refuse to recognize or promote the value of diversity in corporate leadership. The female bail out creates a reduced talent pool for senior management positions.

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The Moral of Workplace Morale

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The list is based on employee perception of trust, respect, compensation, camaraderie, internal communication, training, and diversity efforts. Human Resources Leadership Life Strategy Apple Business Crisis Management Culture PepsiCo Vision Whole Foods Workplace Morale'

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Do Vulture Cultures still prevail in Business? | In the CEO Afterlife

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It’s not just that they are lousy people managers. Organizations can accept that sociopaths are part of the diversity of the workforce and systems developed to identify them. If they can be labeled in ways other than as sociopaths, e.g., under-skilled, they can be managed. We look at ways to manage around them.

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Pursuing Entrepreneurial Companies: Grad Advice | In the CEO.

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The leaders of these companies aren’t ‘managing the store’; they’re building new stores. Twenty-five years ago Apple’s board recommended Steve Jobs step down and leave the guidance of the company to a ‘professional manager’. I’m guessing she does a good job managing a big store but think entrepreneurially? There’s a link.

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Corporate Entrepreneurship: Turn Irony into Opportunity

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I went in assuming his students believed corporate management and entrepreneurship were principles of contradiction — the only contrarians would be members of the flat earth society. Explore corporations that value diversity. “I want you for balance. Research the reputation and the modus operandi of the CEO. Beware the entrepreneur.