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Family Business Handbook

Eric Jacobson

January brought the new Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook , a comprehensive guide for how to build and sustain a successful enduring enterprise. If you are in a family business, serve as a silent partner or board member, or are contemplating becoming part of a family business, this handbook is essential reading.

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How to Deal With Negative Publicity

Eric Jacobson

Today, we feature an excerpt from the book, The Public Relations Handbook. As longtime Republican political operative Bill Greener aptly put it, quoting others: “Never argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel.” About the Editor of The Public Relations Handbook : Robert L. Don’t be argumentative. Dilenschneider.

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AMA Handbook of Due Diligence

CEO Blog

Recently, I read a great book by William Crilly and Andrew Sherman called, The AMA Handbook of Due Diligence. Analysis of the industry in which the company operates. The book lays out very clearly the information that is necessary to understand where a specific company fits with regards to market share, barriers to growth, etc.

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How To Build A Strong Family Business

Eric Jacobson

A few months ago brought the new Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook , a comprehensive guide for how to build and sustain a successful enduring enterprise. If you are in a family business, serve as a silent partner or board member, or are contemplating becoming part of a family business, this handbook is essential reading.

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Tracey Franklin on Building an Engine of Innovation Through Talent

HR Digest

As CHRO, I always reinforce with my HR team that we are the architects of not only the employee experience but the structure of the organization and the operating model. Because of where we are as an organization, operating as relatively new to a commercial market, we are always thinking long-term about the future of our platform.

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What Are Fringe Benefits and Are They Taxable?

HR Digest

Some benefits might be legal requirements that a company has to offer, according to the laws set in their area of operation. According to the Social Security Handbook by the U.S. The amount of wages is the difference between the discount price you pay for the benefit and its fair market value.”

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How to Be an Education-First Leader and Why It Matters

Thin Difference

This extends past asking your team to read a handbook or attend a seminar. How will you talk about it in marketing? Kevin Sealey, the education-first vice president of operations for EPOCH Student Living , explains how this benefits your business, not just you personally: “Do not ever stop learning and further developing your craft.