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Retain Your Top Performers

Marshall Goldsmith

The “intellectual capital” brought in by high-knowledge employees will be a major, if not the primary, competitive advantage. We must manage our human assets with the same rigor we devote to our financial assets. Division-level executives provide a quarterly report on high-impact performers who should be recognized.

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Ignore Emotional Intelligence at Your Own Risk

Harvard Business Review

Working as an executive search consultant at Egon Zehnder, I’ve personally led more than 500 senior appointments and been involved in many more, interviewing more than 20,000 candidates. Hiring Human resources Managing people Managing yourself' To adapt to changing circumstances, you’ll require much more than just IQ.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Building a successful platform business is hard enough when you have an original idea, ample capital, no core business to cannibalize, and a team of top talent. Just ask the executives at Uber, Twitter, Fitbit, and Snapchat.) Human capital. After all, we call the department human resources.