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Practicing Patience and Faith

Persuasive Powerhouse

I work for a telecommunications company and occasionally I’m in the field dressing fiber optic cable in cabinet. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. It comes from the work my clients do. They are amazing.

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Boards Aren’t as Global as Their Businesses

Harvard Business Review

Neither Utilities nor Telecommunications are represented in the chart below because all but a few companies in those sectors have no non-domestic revenue. This needs to be replaced with a more strategic approach, including tracking potential director candidates, especially those with global experience, earlier in their careers.

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Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly

Harvard Business Review

You could go to your local Big Box Store or mall in the middle of the night to get in line for the X-Box Kinect or a copy of the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops. In my own work , I found that this might be particularly prevalent for utilities (gas, electricity and telecommunications).

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Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday?

Harvard Business Review

Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative. Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

Take over responsibility and leadership. Take over responsibility and leadership. But it must be HR that decides how things are done, based on the professional knowledge and insights only HR people will have. To all HR people: be proud about the responsibility you have — or should have. Most companies need a strong HR.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review Cart My Account Downloads Explore Today on HBR Blogs Magazine Books Authors Store Harvard Business School Topics Change Management Competition Innovation Leadership Strategy Skills Emotional Intelligence Managing Yourself Measuring Business Performance Project Management Strategy Execution Industries Finance & Insurance (..)

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

I wrote a couple of months ago about Chinas leadership in the clean tech race , but at the macro level. I wrote a couple of months ago about Chinas leadership in the clean tech race , but at the macro level. Thats what Chinas Hi-Tech Fair is doing. Its another thing to see the green focus up close.

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