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What Prompts Entrepreneurs Into Social Entrepreneurship?

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers explore what characteristics successful entrepreneurs can use in so-called “active philanthropy”, which is when they are doing more than just writing checks. In total, the researchers analyzed 673 Indian entrepreneurs who had secured an exit from their startups between 2003 and 2013.

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Leadership Development "Moneyball"

Great Leadership By Dan

This post was originally published in SmartBrief on Leadership 7/25/2013: “Moneyball” was a book and movie based on Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane and his use of statistics (sabermetrics, to be precise) to get the most production out of his team by spending the least amount of money. Source for Nos.

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Management Innovations Only Work When No One Else Is Doing Them

The Horizons Tracker

A database was created with information about team payrolls, playing success, the use of analytics in that team and the contribution of each player to the team over a prolonged period between 1985 and 2013. By 2002 it was catching on and three teams had adopted it, but by 2013, a whopping 75% had done so.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?. Put simply, how do you judge the success of a chief human resources officer, and who qualifies for the 2020 Top CHRO List? Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, Hogan was a partner at McKinsey & Co.

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The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

Skip Prichard

And, as anyone who closely follows simulation and prototyping tools knows, their use has become pervasive in manufacturing businesses, even though companies still grapple with the integration and management issues I wrote about in 2003. Consider Kohl’s, the large retailer, which in 2013 was looking for ways to decrease its operating costs.

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Coronavirus Crisis: Reasons for Hope During These Dark Times

The Practical Leader

Stock markets should bounce back more quickly than the six years it took the Dow Jones Average from 2007 to 2013 to recover. In 2003, it took over a year to achieve half this information with SARS. More than 300 tests in China have shown success in these treatments with the coronavirus.

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33 Best Pump Up Songs About Jobs

Miles Anthony Smith

Get Pumped for Work With These 33 Songs Some songs help you vent your career frustration when you are working for "the man" (or woman) who is a jerk, and there are others to get you fired up about being successful in your job. So join me on the journey of life and listen to these 33 best pump up songs about jobs to energize your soul !

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