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Dr. Bill Bellows, new Deputy Director of The Deming Institute

Deming Institute

Bill has been a long time member of The Deming Institute’s Board of Trustees; a valuable guiding influence for more than a decade. Bill Bellows to The Deming Institute staff as our new Deputy Director! Bill Bellows. I have worked closely with Bill on many projects and relied on his advice throughout the years. Sincerely, Kevin Cahill.

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Professional Women Still Marginalized

Strategy Driven

In the two decades from 1990 to 2010, our country fell from having the sixth-highest rate of female labor-force participation among 22 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, countries to 17th on the list. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Michelle may be reached at WomenNetwork.com.

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Three Ways to Overcome Your Fear of Making Prospecting Calls

Strategy Driven

Not only can this affect your ability to succeed at your job, but it can also affect your overall sense of career satisfaction and fulfillment. This is not to say that everyone in this group carries sale call reluctance but you would surprised how easily this group can negatively influence those they are meant to inspire.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Operations Group Baring Private Equity. One of LinkedIn’s 2017 ‘Top Voices’ among all Influencers. Former Operating Partner at Blackstone, Chief Human Resources Officer for Unilever.

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Embracing Change Means Disrupting Your Day

Harvard Business Review

And the individual level, this can hurt our career prospects, relationships, even our health. At the senior leadership level, it can influence other people’s careers and prospects as well. Instead, he placed all of Microsoft’s bets on the doomed Vista operating platform. Absolutely.

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Younger and Older Executives Need Different Things from Coaching

Harvard Business Review

We examined data from 72 executive coaching engagements we conducted from 2008 to 2014. These ranged from commanding greater influence to building a strategic vision, aligning their team, and refining their interpersonal and communication skills. The average coaching engagement lasted six to 12 months.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

They struggle to see how their labor contributes directly to the performance of the corporation, or how it helps the progress of their career. When he was brought in as CEO in August 2014, the company wasn’t in great shape. For many in today’s knowledge economy, this feeling is elusive.

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