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Married BlackRock executive fired for failing to disclose office romance

HR Digest

BlackRock’s head of human resources, Jeff Smith, who suddenly left the company in July, was apparently fired for indulging in an office romance with a colleague, reports Bloomberg. Smith was in charge of human resource staff in more than 30 countries. This year two senior executives of the $6.8

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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

There is one universal principle that determines the degree of success of all businesses: Be the preferred provider to your markets. So, how does a business build competitive advantage by becoming the preferred provider to the markets it serves? The title of your book is Be Different! Different in what way? ” -Stan Silverman.

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The Big Picture of Business – Diversity is Important for Business

Strategy Driven

I was on the committee that wrote that legislation. Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues. Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. It opens your services to additional market niches. Realistically attainable goals.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Telisa Yancy – Chief Marketing Officer at American Family Insurance. Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

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The Big Picture of Business – Quality is Important for Business: Real Quality vs. Arbitrary Metrics

Strategy Driven

Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Marketing’s importance was fully embraced in the 1960′s. Marketing departments deal most often and immediately with the side effects of poor quality. Access to global markets.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

Evaluate organizations online: their mission, major products/markets, history, and biographies of key participants. If you have more time, contribute to an association committee. Base marketing initiatives on shared values and multiple-agendas. These three are then best assisted by feedback from other professionals.

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Building Behavioral Science Capability in Your Company

Harvard Business Review

This makes sense, because the alternative is for behavioral insights to be tried out by individuals or specific departments, and their knowledge and skill are likely to vary: Someone in marketing might use their behavioral knowledge to develop more-effective campaigns, while at the same time someone in HR uses theirs to focus on employee engagement.