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In Praise of Average Joes

In the CEO Afterlife

Companies, large and small, cannot survive without great leadership, sound strategy and flawless execution. In fact, it was Ronnie who took a sledge hammer to that wall and turned it into rubble. Bruce, a Marketing Manager who struggled with detail, flourished as a creative resource.

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail.  However, strategy is little more than glorified daydreaming if it lacks proper execution. License. .

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Men Who Get It: Jim Wall (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from an article about Jim Wall (Chief Diversity Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited) written by Melissa J.

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Is There a CEO Afterlife? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • August 7, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life • 0 Comments. Warren Staley (Cargill) supports Habitat for Humanity with a hammer, a saw and a wallet. Some find happiness pursuing interests that evaded them during the demanding years in the executive suite. Human Resources.

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Eliminate Slogans, Exhortations and Targets

Deming Institute

Given a standard to reduce employee turnover, one vice president of human resources simply changed the formula for calculating turnover. In those cases where the slogan is actually used as a hammer to blame employees when results disappoint is when it does cause damage.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business Review

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), late 2015 was the most difficult hiring period in four years. These days, I advise Fortune 500 executives to treat talent as they would customers: Understand their behavior, and design recruiting strategies that meet them where they are. 1 form of self-expression.”

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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business Review

But it was crystal clear who’d made the negative comments in the assessment of one executive. Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. This had been a running joke among Barker’s executives for years.