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A New Look at Engagement

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is a brief article featured by Talent Management magazine in which Barb Krantz Taylor identifies and discusses nine intangible elements of work that employees rank much higher than salary or perks on engagement surveys.

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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! William Taylor, Fast Company : Why We (Shouldn't) Hate HR - If you are in the HR and talent management profession, you have likely read Keith Hammon's infamous article in Fast Company magazine that espouses many of the reasons why workers hate HR.

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Do’s & Don’ts In Holiday Card Etiquette For Your Career Longevity

Strategy Driven

During the holiday season, many employees wonder “Should I send members of my management team (not to mention the boss) a holiday greeting card? When it comes to e-cards, Allison & Taylor suggests you forgo them for a variety of reasons. Many senior managers are older and may reflect an ‘old school’ mentality.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris: Week of 10/29/12

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bogle Decision Management Systems: A Practical Guide to Using Business Rules and Predictive Analytics James Taylor HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Various Contributors The Leader’s Pocket Guide: 101 Indispensable Tools, Tips, [.].

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Leaders, What's Your Vocation?

Next Level Blog

I thought about that intersection of deep personal happiness and the world’s great need last week when I read the obituary of Dr. Billy Taylor.    Dr. Taylor crafted a 70 year vocation as a jazz performer and educator.    You can hear his vocation in this performance clip on You Tube. 

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Leadership and learning

Lead on Purpose

— The Product Management Perspective: Technology continues to evolve ever more rapidly. How can you — the product manager — keep up? You read books, magazines and other resources that provide relevant information. Markets change quickly. User interests come on speedily and then change overnight.

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Credit comes later

Lead on Purpose

Then there’s product management… — The Product Management Perspective: One of the least palatable realities of product management is that applause and acknowledgment of great work does not come immediately; sometimes it comes slowly and many times not at all. This is the nature of the job.

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