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101: Built to Lead: Becoming a Top 10% Manager | with David Long

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Did you know that of every 100 employees hired, only 6 or 7 will ever be promoted to their first management position? If you’re a manager now, you’re one of the 7% who made it! If you''re a manager now, you''re one of the 7% who made it! How do you get in the top 10% of managers who succeed?

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214: 4 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire | with Paul Falcone

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A bestselling author and top-rated presenter, Paul is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer for The Motion Picture and Television Fund, primarily serving retirees from the entertainment industry. Book: 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees: A Manager’s Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges.

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134: Under New Management: Upending Business As Usual | with David Burkus

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From Frederick Taylor to Henry Ford, the industrial age was made by people who could envision the best way to design the organization around the product. From Frederick Taylor to Henry Ford, the industrial age was made by people who could envision the best way to design the organization around the product.

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071: Lead Like A Rock Star | with Ruth Blatt

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in Management and Organizations from the University of Michigan and taught Entrepreneurship to MBAs at the University of Illinois in Chicago. She has been writing about the social science behind rock n’ roll music and interviewing dozens of bands, managers, and other industry professionals for a book about teamwork lessons […].

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6 Lessons from Pepsi on Engaging Employees beyond Workplace Wellness

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The study found that wellness can improve employee health and reduce costs, if the employer strategically engages employees beyond industry-standard lifestyle management tactics. Last May, the RAND Wellness Programs Study commissioned by the U.S. […].

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WHE09: What Pepsi’s 7-Year Experiment Teaches about Workforce Health Engagement

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RAND’s new study found that wellness can improve employee health and reduce costs, if the employer strategically engages employees beyond industry-standard lifestyle management tactics. No, RAND acknowledged that some lifestyle management goals and practices are effective. Is it a waste of money and effort for […].

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GC17: Can Gamification Truly Drive and Measure Sales Productivity? | with Mike Smalls from Hoopla

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More than $9 billion is spent on sales contests and incentive programs each year, yet most sales managers have no way to measure the impact of these programs. More than $9 billion is spent on sales contests and incentive programs each year, yet most sales managers have no way to measure the impact of these programs.