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Collaboration for Change: Multi-Sector Partnerships in Sustainable Medical and Sharps Waste Management

Strategy Driven

A harmonized approach where multiple sectors come together for a common cause: the safe and sustainable management of medical and sharps waste. From hospitals to clinics, the aftermath of medical procedures is a labyrinth of discarded sharps, contaminated materials, and other hazardous by-products. The Price of Neglect While the U.S.

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Front Line Leadership: The Keys To Managing Millenials, Part 1

Terry Starbucker

Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation. Like the generations preceding them, Millennials are products of the major events and technologies that became widespread during their formative years.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Authority on new technology and communication. a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Operations Group Baring Private Equity. Claire Diaz-Ortiz – Technology innovator and speaker. Former Operating Partner at Blackstone, Chief Human Resources Officer for Unilever. Former CEOs / Advisors.

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Family Matters | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Here’s the cold hard truth…if you cheat your family to invest into your career, you and your loved ones will pay a very heavy price. I can't help but think it was an expensive price to pay, so I too need to check myself on this one given the recurring message! link] Bert Decker Great post Mike.

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Competing on Service: Eleven Ways to Beat the Competition by ‘Hugging’ Your Customers

Strategy Driven

Forced to do more with much less, the small businesses that have managed to survive and even thrive during these tough times have recognized one important factor: You can’t always compete on price, but you can compete on service. Use technology to provide quick, efficient customer service. Great customer service doesn’t just happen.

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Case Study: Will Our Chinese Partner Copy Our Technology?

Harvard Business Review

While Blue Sky is an SOE, I think they really want to differentiate themselves, and they're willing to use a lot of our technology.". The only person not applauding was Wang Xiguo, the engineer who had led the development of Prime's power train technology. Lin could see that he was awed by the scale of the operation.

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Recommended Resources – An Interview with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, authors of The Essential Advantage

Strategy Driven

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. Large downturns (such as this recession), technology disruptions, or regulatory shifts create discontinuities that simply accelerate the industry’s evolution toward this equilibrium state. The leading companies are getting out in front of this trend.