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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez – Author of the best-selling book: The Focused Organization, Winner of the 2017 Thinkers50 Award for ‘Ideas into Practice’. a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Former CEO Named #1 Most Influential Person in Dentistry for 2017. Operations Group Baring Private Equity.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job: Disruption and Activist Investors

Harvard Business Review

In June 2017 the board “retired” Immelt and promoted John Flannery to CEO. So is John Rice, the head of global operations, along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. So far in 2017, GE is the worst-performing stock on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Increase operating margins to 18% (by cutting expenses).

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How One Nonprofit Is Expanding Health Care for the Uninsured

Harvard Business Review

a cataract operation can cost $200 or less, compared with $3,500 in the U.S. Ascension saved 10%–15% a year by aggregating all of those contracts and negotiating from the strength of the combined operation. The savings to Ascension in supplies alone totaled about $1 billion, or 5% of total revenues.

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How AI Helped One Retailer Reach New Customers

Harvard Business Review

In 2017, Simson and her marketing team put Albert to work immediately, processing the company’s large database of customer interactions and transaction history. After digesting all of this data, Albert identified and bought more than 6,400 keywords to improve performance across RedBalloon campaigns in the first 24 hours of operation.

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Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners: Lessons from Banner Health

Harvard Business Review

Nonetheless, between 2012 and mid-2103, Banner has captured nearly $70 million in savings, and by 2017, the savings will contribute $256 million annually to its bottom line. By the end of 2012, the first year of implementation, Banner captured $31 million in G&A savings. . Capitalize on success.

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

Listening, Derek Melis, his friend and CFO, was relieved. But Rogier thought it was the key to boosting engagement and performance, and he had hinted that he might use Contect’s 2017 annual all-employee meeting—his chance to announce new goals and celebrate the previous year’s accomplishments—to roll out the change.

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business Review

Employees and other constituents should expect HR to hold leaders accountable for fiduciary and strategic risks, just as a CFO would be expected to hold leaders accountable for a risky pattern of using corporate funds or resources. Are these acceptable growing pains? In one word: No.