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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

This programme which moved me through all major departments (Engineering, Finance, Supply, Vehicle Assembly, IS&T etc.) Sam Walsh: At Rio Tinto, we had an innovation programme called “Mine of the Future”. These days there is a growing emphasis on Governance and Compliance with Legislation and Regulations.

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Why Bitcoin Entrepreneurs Are Begging for More Regulation

Harvard Business Review

As Bitcoin entrepreneur and Circle founder Jeremy Allaire — whose company this morning announced another $17 million in venture capital financing — explained at a panel I moderated Monday at Harvard Business School, there is an appropriate role for regulators to play in ensuring consumer protection. When companies like Mt.

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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

People are living longer with more access to medical care and innovations and progress in medicine. The responsibility can range from just shopping for essentials to arranging doctor’s appointments, providing transportation, taking care of finances and medicines or even a full-fledged role of assisting in their daily tasks. In the U.S.

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It’s Not HR’s Job to Be Strategic

Harvard Business Review

Human-capital issues are top-of-mind for CEOs around the world — but their regard for the HR function remains perilously low: In a PwC study , only 34% said that HR is well prepared to capitalize on transformational trends (compared with 56% for finance). Examples include payroll, benefits, risk and compliance, and labor relations.

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Unify Your Global Company Through a Common Language

Harvard Business Review

Would you communicate with your compliance department that way? The most talented individuals in industries such as technology and finance spoke English, either as a first or second language. out of a possible 990 in February 2013. I don''t think English is "better" than any other language. points in October 2010 to 737.3

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A Blueprint for Measuring Health Care Outcomes

Harvard Business Review

Through regular interaction with our global network of value innovators, we at the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement ( ICHOM ) have developed a 10-step implementation “blueprint” that any provider can follow. Innovating for Value in Health Care. Insight Center. Sponsored by Medtronic.

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How We Transformed Emergency Care at Our Hospital

Harvard Business Review

But eight months before completion, in August 2013, while presenting our expansion plan to the hospital’s board, we had an epiphany. As an academic institution, we are dedicated not only to patient care but also to innovation and education. Our total cost of care per patient is down 18%. Set the standard.