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Unify Your Global Company Through a Common Language

Harvard Business Review

At Rakuten we faced this challenge and have embraced a solution that not only improved our communication as a company, but it propelled us into the ranks of global expansion leadership. The most talented individuals in industries such as technology and finance spoke English, either as a first or second language.

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The Benefits of Hiring Your Best Customers

Harvard Business Review

Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. I spoke with Patty McCord, the former chief talent officer of Netflix from 1998 to 2013. Nordstrom has increased its sales by 50 percent from 2010 to 2015 through both online and offline sales. Building Empathy.

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An Executive Pay Witch Hunt

Harvard Business Review

From January 2010 to March 2011, 91% of the state's $35.8 The letters also warned that "the regulatory agencies involved hold powerful leverage through their ability to cut off financing to groups that fail to comply.". Suppressing overhead suffocates organizations and leads to higher turnover, poorer leadership, and worse service.

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A Couple Reasons to Smile About

Women on Business

and it’s as if the end of 2010 wasn’t just the end of a calendar year but the end of tough times. After a year of uncertainty and tumult, Congress finally got around to making some crucial decisions in the last month of 2010. Extends the 2010 income tax, capital gains and dividend tax rates for all Americans.