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November 28 Webinar on Building Organization Muscle

The Practical Leader

You can view a condensed version of the material I covered in an archived webinar on The Strengths-Based Leadership Development Revolution hosted by the Canadian Society for Training and Development. And it’s one of the big reasons many of the training programs that result from this are often poorly received and rarely show much change.

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Small Businesses Need Big Data, Too

Harvard Business Review

A lot of small-firm owners and managers feel that way, and in many cases they’re justifiably proud of their competitive intangibles—a gut sense of the market and the flexibility to change quickly. What you may not realize is that investing in data and learning how to use it might be transformative for your business.

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"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Eric Jacobson

Heres a sampling of the perks that cover the vast range offered by the 60 companies: ARCO Construction Company -- Paid sabbaticals after every five years with the company Armstrong Teasdale -- Womens career-coaching program Bryan Cave -- Backup day-care/elder-care services Build-A-Bear Workshop -- Health Insurance for part-time employees Boeing -- (..)

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