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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 My favorite: HR as a cost center.  My favorite: HR as a cost center.  While some may contain elements of truth, most are overblown based on perceptions of HR that date back to its "Personnel" days.  Art puts a few of these top myths about HR to rest.

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Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012

Harvard Business Review

In his November newsletter , he demonstrated exactly how much of a drag on the U.S. Keeping the apparel theme, um, running, check out Nike's new shoe with FlyKnit technology. Announcements on waste may not be exciting, but they demonstrate how companies can turn a cost center into a source of profit.