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Morning Advantage: How Tide Detergent Became a Drug Currency

Harvard Business Review

You've probably heard that President Obama is getting flak for surrounding himself with a bevy of male advisers as he begins his second term, and Jena McGregor agrees that there's a diversity problem in the president's inner circle — but not just because of gender. Hiring Prospects Brighten for 2013 (CIO Insight).

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Mary Barra Brings Teaming to General Motors

Harvard Business Review

GM’s bankruptcy and bailout four years ago earned it the nickname “Government Motors,” a reference to both the $80 billion lent by the US government (repaid in full in December, 2013) and to the bureaucratic, top-down management GM executives had used to try to reverse the company’s tailspin.

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