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13 Things that Make Organizations Extraordinary

Mark Sanborn

Customer Centric Focus Zappos has excelled by prioritizing customer satisfaction, proving that a customer-centric approach is key to lasting success. Companies must focus on nurturing and developing their human resources. Operations are the foundation of every company. Leadership doesn’t make “a difference.”

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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

It’s through differentiation that you or your business become successful. The Key to Business and Career Success. There is one universal principle that determines the degree of success of all businesses: Be the preferred provider to your markets. That’s what Stan Silverman has preached in his hundreds of columns for years.

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CSR Starts with HR: Connecting the Dots

HR Digest

In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on corporate social responsibility (CSR), which refers to the ethical and social responsibilities of companies towards society and the environment through building community engagement. In this article, we will discuss the role of HR in corporate social responsibility and its importance.

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4 Ways to a Better Bottom Line

Lead Change Blog

And the ability for individuals to work effectively together across borders and time zones has become critical to business success. Even more, we have a moral and ethical business obligation to be savvy in how the world works. Global mindset is truly having the desire, knowledge, and skills to operate effectively in business today.

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3M’s SVP of HR Kristen Ludgate on a Better Way to Attract Top Talent

HR Digest

Kristen Ludgate, who leads 3M’s human resources team, talks to The HR Digest about the “15% culture” philosophy that has helped attract the industry’s most driven workers and how tough times can have a motivational impact on the workforce. To what extent is that down to a successful ‘Culture of Innovation?’

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How to Balance the Demands of Modern Business Leadership

Skip Prichard

Often the lack of this balance between the long-term strategy and the short-term operational demands is the cause of numerous problems from crisis to scandal to poor results. We have both been successful in our fields, but that doesn’t mean we can’t see failure. That’s why success and failure are such unhelpful terms.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.