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Board of Directors Resolution: Pay Attention to Culture

In the CEO Afterlife

In 2009, Amazon bought Zappos for $1.2 In 2013, Zappos continues to amaze under this culturally insightful leader. Seemingly, if workers understood what types of performance and achievement earned certain people more money, he figured, perhaps they would be more motivated and successful, too. Jeff Bezos thought so.

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The Rise of the Rude Hiring Manager

Harvard Business Review

Senior management at the new company knew him, his successful track record, and the companies he’d worked for. Data compiled for The New York Times by Glassdoor found that an average interview process in 2013 lasted 23 days versus an average of 12 days in 2009. Hiring Human resources Job search' Slam dunk, right?

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A Couple Reasons to Smile About

Women on Business

Review your investment portfolio to identify certain appreciated positions to sell now before taxes potentially increase in 2013. Medicare tax that will be imposed on certain investment income for higher income Americans beginning in 2013. The Social Security tax holiday is designed to leave more money in our paychecks.

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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – The Ugly Truth About Partisan Public Project Labor Agreements

Strategy Driven

Further, in support of unions, on February 6, 2009, President Obama signed an executive order reversing George H. The success of small business is largely measured on their ability to hire and maintain employees. Their success for work is neither viable nor likely considering PLAs. Statistically speaking, only 13.2 References.

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