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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

Women on Business

– Martha Beck Not long ago, my career had been dedicated to sales, mentoring, coaching and leading an exceptional sales force. However, they will rock even louder on my terms as an entrepreneur and professional coach. Toward the end of 2005, I started preparing my exit strategy. Don’t get me wrong, big bucks rock!

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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

To Boost Organizational Performance, Connect with the Core Michael Lee Stallard and Jason Pankau It is essential to every organization’s long-term success that employees align their behavior with organizational goals and give their best efforts. These issues are referred to as strategic alignment and employee engagement.

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The Transformational Leader: Compass to a New World, part 1

Strategy Driven

Just as the courageous, skillful sea captain of long ago took up a compass, charted a course, and led others across the unknown, so must today’s captains of business and industry. How well do you know your employees’ skills, work ethic, and willingness to embrace change? Some have been industry-shaping.

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Recruiting for Cultural Fit

Harvard Business Review

And a 2005 analysis revealed that employees who fit well with their organization, coworkers, and supervisor had greater job satisfaction, were more likely to remain with their organization, and showed superior job performance. • Tell me about a time when you worked with/for an organization where you felt you were not a strong culture fit.

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

Moreover, ethical followers can help leaders avoid making questionable decisions and high performing followers often motivate leaders to raise their own levels of performance. Engagement is concerned with the level of effort people put forth at work.

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The Costs of Racial Disparities in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Leaders in government, business, and health care must address these persistent disparities at the national, state, and local levels, as both an ethical and an economic imperative. The costs of screening more middle-aged adults can be largely offset by long-term Medicare savings in preventing colorectal cancer, which is expensive to treat.

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Jamie Dimon’s Pay Raise Sends Mixed Signals on Culture and Accountability

Harvard Business Review

Dimon’s raise obviously has special resonance because JP Morgan’s legal woes were one of the top business stories last year as it agreed to $20 billion in payments to settle a variety of cases involving the bank’s conduct since 2005 when Dimon became JPM CEO. Boards Ethics Leadership'