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If Risk Knocks At The Door. Will You Answer It?

Lead from Within

Lead From Within: Avoidable risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing. To help with risk management, Make a plan and follow through with passion, persistence, and perseverance. Each of us must learn to open the door to risk until there is nothing between ourselves and our purpose. © 2013 Lolly Daskal.

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Before You Take a Risk, Lay Out the Logic

Harvard Business Review

There is little I see about the practice of risk management today that is particularly helpful. In many companies, the approach seems to be a combination of formalized risk tracking and cultural engineering. Bottom line, risk management predicated on a mix of standardized risk tracking and cultural norms falls short.

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Writing Your Résumé When Your Job Title Doesn’t Reflect Your Responsibilities

Harvard Business Review

You’re ready to make a career move, up to a higher level or into a different industry or an entirely new field. Described by faculty as “the Hope Diamond among the many gems on staff” when received 2016 and 2013 Staff Excellence Awards. How do you avoid your applications getting tossed by HR or automated filters?

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Mayer, Sandberg, Slaughter: Driving Change, at a Cost

Harvard Business Review

Slaughter, Sandberg and Mayer are at different stages of their careers and lives, and have very different ideas around a woman''s relationship to work and home. Here''s what we found when comparing the 3 women: Brand Passion Index for April 2012- April 2013.

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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

Steve Anderson spent his career in the insurance industry focused on risk and business growth. He is a leading authority on insurance, risk management, technology, and innovation. Failure comes part and parcel with invention” (Bezos 2013 letter). And, more importantly, what you can learn?

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The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success

Strategy Driven

In it, Bogey reprised the 1930’s Broadway hit and movie that launched his career. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. It was written by Rod Sterling and starred Jack Palance and Ed Wynn. The Petrified Forest , starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Henry Fonda. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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What Boards Can Do About Brain Drain

Harvard Business Review

Consider how the talent exodus is playing out New Zealand: between 2012 and 2013, the country’s researcher headcount (per million of the population) dropped by almost 11% and its ranking in the Global Innovation Index dropped four slots. Among OECD nations, only Ireland has suffered as much brain drain. Talent and the New World of Hiring.