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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 My favorite: HR as a cost center.   Posted on September 27, 2010 at 08:18 AM in Blog Shoutouts | Permalink Reblog (0) | | Digg This | Save to del.icio.us | Comments The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week It was another great week for reading HR, talent management, and leadership development blogs!

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IT Has Finally Cracked the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

In too many companies, IT leaders, relegated to their cost centers, are subordinate to other C-level executives. As a consequence, CIOs work on go-to-market strategies as well as on acquiring and retaining new customers. This new leadership role is captured in the emerging title of chief business technology officer.

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How Cybersecurity Teams Can Convince the C-Suite of Their Value

Harvard Business Review

Insight Center. By treating security as an integral part of our product life cycle strategy, we’re able to identify and prevent potential security issues at speed and scale. Measure and report that impact to business leadership as part of the product experience. The Future of Cybersecurity. Sponsored by KPMG.

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There Are 4 Futures for CMOs (Some Better Than Others)

Harvard Business Review

The first two paths, up and over , occur when CEOs make the shift to a customer-focused growth strategy, and CMOs step up to drive enterprise-wide transformation around the customer experience. It will require strong alignment with key stakeholders, new models of leadership, and a new playbook for success.

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Charlie Ackerman on Winning A World in Flux

HR Digest

The idea for this product came from creative brainstorming by two Bosch associates, who secured leadership support to bring their idea to life. Simultaneously, BRGs are empowered to advise Bosch leadership on policies and practices that support associates, emphasize the issues we have in common, and advocate for awareness and inclusion.

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Future of HR: The Transition to Performance Advisor

LDRLB

HR is an enigmatic profession, as the authors write, “the sad reality is—even in today’s enlightened age of recognizing the value of people to the business—too many top executives still view HR as a non-strategic cost center instead of a core, profit-contributing function.”

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

As founder of the Center for Hispanic Leadership, I can attest to the fact that the U.S. And it certainly doesn't help matters when Hispanic leadership voices are lacking in the mainstream national media. Full disclosure: I teach classes on this topic at the Center for Hispanic Leadership.)