Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Weed out early on; technology helps. And, according to information about reference checking in a report by Chequed.com , reference checking is most useful when it is automated and based on an assessment that verifies job-relevant criteria and assigns scores for candidate comparison purposes. It’s a vicious cycle. About the Author.

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Quality Pre-Employment Screening Talent Management Reference 68

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2013

In this massive piece, Nicholas Carlson analyzes Armstrong''s rise from his days as the owner of a strawberry business, uncovering a leadership trajectory that culminated in a proxy war with an activist investor and a final realization that his baby — local-news and listings provider Patch — needed to be trimmed, or else. "For

Armstrong 8

Armstrong Long-term Short-term CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Leadership then specifies a plan that it believes will position the company to win in this predicted future. This mindset focuses leadership on making near-term decisions with the longer-term destination in mind, but it doesn’t presume that there is only one path from here to there. Take Dell Technologies, for example.

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Execution Strategy Contingency Plans Company 8