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Why More Executives Should Consider Becoming a CHRO

Harvard Business Review

Lucia Luce Quinn is Chief People Officer at Forrester Research. Phil Johnston, an executive search leader at Spencer Stuart, confirms that Quinn’s initial reaction wasn’t unusual: “When a CEO asks a business leader to run HR, the most frequent response is ‘What did I do wrong?’ I push leaders.

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

Had they set out simply to make a profit, Apple likely wouldn’t be the revolutionary technology leader it is today. Bill Gates’ vision for Microsoft (“A computer on every desk and in every home”) would have been a lot less tangible had he written it as: “Becoming a world leader in the software industry.”

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

Had they set out simply to make a profit, Apple likely wouldn’t be the revolutionary technology leader it is today. Bill Gates’ vision for Microsoft (“A computer on every desk and in every home”) would have been a lot less tangible had he written it as: “Becoming a world leader in the software industry.”.

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Why Your Brain Hates Performance Reviews

Harvard Business Review

Forbes I have truly had my fill of let’s-use-technology-to-fix-U.S.-health-care United Therapeutics, which was founded after her daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease, aims to do nothing less than use “blue-sky technology to extend life.” It’s not the high performer, but the senior executive who oversees the ranking system."