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Teamwork: Sharing the Blame! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

The historic health care bill that is now on its. Blame the managers. Do you know Agent Stan Conch? More importantly, can you. Are We Too Busy to Be Healthy? Leadership and “Hostilization” I recently agreed to appear in a court case concerning. Unhappy employees? I’ve spoken time and again about LISTENING to your staff.

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The Innovation Health Care Really Needs: Help People Manage Their Own Health

Harvard Business Review

Finally, health care, which has been largely immune to the forces of disruptive innovation , is beginning to change. Whereas new technologies, competitors, and business models have made products and services more affordable and accessible in media, finance, retail, and other sectors, U.S. health care keeps getting costlier.

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What the CVS-Aetna Deal Means for the Delivery of U.S. Health Care

Harvard Business Review

The landscape for the delivery of health care in the United States is changing, but the traditional care-delivery players are not the change agents. The ramifications for traditional care providers typically dominated by hospitals is going to be big and may happen fast. Carol Yepes/Getty Images.

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Streaks, from Jumpin' Joe to Mutual Fund Managers

Harvard Business Review

And it's also readily observable that performance streaks are everywhere: We have Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak , Paul the Octopus's seven-game prediction streak for Germany's games in the 2010 World Cup, Ken Jenning's 74-game Jeopardy streak , and Bill Miller's 15-year streak when his mutual fund beat the S&P 500.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Artisans Must Balance the Books 8:12 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Ndubuisi Ekekwe | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print The boy was 11 years old when his father took him to live with a kinsman, a businessman with many shops in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

8:07 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Armin Trost | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Too often I hear even HR people saying, "HR is too important to be left to HR." Its the managers responsibility to lead their employees, manage performance, and provide guidance. Im sick about it.

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How CFOs Can Take the Long-Term View in a Short-Term Economy

Harvard Business Review

Investors are increasingly seeking firms with long-term growth strategies, rather than ones focused on managing short-term earnings to boost the stock price. As head of the world’s largest asset manager, with $4.6 ” Manage expectations on the pace and challenge of experimentation. “Then get out of our stock.”