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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t (2001). Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. It is a must-have for every HR and L&D pros’ library and toolkit. By Jim Collins. It is one of the top selling business books of all time and a favourite among CEOs. By Daniel H.

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Scaling Is Hard. Here's How Akamai Did It.

Harvard Business Review

Despite the Internet bubble bursting, the company was able to generate over $160 million in revenue in 2001. Go after it aggressively, even if it means risking making hiring and operating mistakes and wasting capital — so long as this capital is relatively cheap, as it was for Akamai in the midst of the Internet bubble.

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Fixing Pharma’s Incentives Problem in the Wake of the U.S. Opioid Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Generally speaking, executives are compensated for things under their control: moving projects along, the stewardship of a P&L, and for the company hitting financial targets. In fact, this is the root of nearly all the mistrust that clouds the industry’s operations, relationships, and reputation.

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Case Study: Time for a Unified Campaign?

Harvard Business Review

Palma Cay is Alegre's newest flagship hotel, and I think I can make it work with lower prices to the key travel agencies, tour operators, and online portals. You're responsible for your own P&L, just like all the other hotel managers, and that includes promotional spending of any kind. Palma Cay's first month," he said.