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Microsoft’s Next CEO: How the Board Can Get It Right

Harvard Business Review

All have served at or near the pinnacle of company power, and they now bring that experience to judging who has the requisite skill-set to lead the world’s largest software maker in a fast-morphing market. Thompson, the former CEO of Symantec, leads its search committee, and he is joined by Steve J. Noski, former CFO of Bank of America.

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How To Write Your Company's Core Values

Eric Jacobson

The values address the companys product, customers, vendors, and the communities in which it operates. Think how powerful it can be to include all your employees in problem solving and to use all the approaches! The values clearly set the companys culture. As Whole Foods explains, their core values are the "soul" of its company.

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Never Say These Words To A Customer

Eric Jacobson

Are you absolutely sure every employee in sales, production, operations, marketing, etc., Think how powerful it can be to include all your employees in problem solving and to use all the approaches! MacKay writes, "Common sense, thorough research and sound advice should allay your fears to a reasonable level." Take a moment.

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My 12 “Must Read” Best Leadership Books for 2014

The Empowered Buisness

In this book, he outlines the 6 Steps to Transforming Performance by utilizing a discovery, question-based coaching approach in simple, yet powerful, 30 minute lessons to becoming a better leader. Another book gem comprised of 100 short, yet powerful leadership ideas for inspiring the best from others. Yes, you read that right.

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Most Doctors Have Little or No Management Training, and That’s a Problem

Harvard Business Review

Some health care businesses use duplicate dyad management structures—one to oversee the clinical enterprise and another to oversee the business and operations that support the clinical enterprise. The dyad model can help break down silos, improve the way clinical and operations leaders work together, and coordinate care.