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Want to Cut Complexity? Kill Your Darlings.

In the CEO Afterlife

The principle then travels down through the various functions, and ends at sea level with an individual’s daily “to do list.” Each engineer has a pet feature they’d like included in Samsung phones. To do that, Samsung’s leaders must sacrifice the egos of their engineers. This journey isn’t an easy one.

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Featured Leading Voice: Mary Schaefer

Lead Change Blog

She specializes in manager/employee interactions with organizations employing engineers, scientists and IT professionals, helping managers/owners successfully coach employees to tap into their own initiative and resourcefulness to deliver results. in Human Resource Management from the University of Charleston.

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10 Companies Offering Work from Home

HR Digest

More evolved thinking, a changing social environment, a sheer need to retain talent, has forced the human resource departments to come up with this solution. From project leaders to software engineer to medical writers; the employment opportunities are diverse. BCD Travels. Intuit Inc. Anthem Inc.

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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

They ensure their people have access to both the financial and human resources they need to get the job done and cut them loose to do their thing. As CEO of PQ Corporation, I experienced a minor OSHA recordable accident while traveling on business. These leaders never micro-manage. Live your values.

Silverman 108
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Leadership Lessons from Outward Bound

Skip Prichard

This concept of service that [Outward Bound founder] Kurt Hahn felt was so important,” said Laura Kohler, senior vice president of human resources, stewardship, and sustainability for Kohler Co. Product designers and engineers worked on creating a filtration system that was affordable and easily transportable.

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Moving Beyond Company Organization Silos: Lessons from the Aviation Industry

Leading Blog

Between surging demand, labor shortages, outdated air traffic management, and travel reservation I.T. systems, air travel feels a bit more like a chore than like a treat. Even worse, functional processes — finance, human resources, sales, etc. In the U.S., They result in information hoarding and lack of communication.

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Top Leadership Experts to Follow in 2015

Modern Servant Leader

I write, teach and consult across the world on human resource strategy. 2 141,000 57,200 60,070 Chris Brady Humor, Personal Development NYT Best Selling Author (Over 1 million books sold in 6 languages), CEO of @LIFELeadrship, Speaker, Humorist, World Traveler, Soccer Fan, Father, Rascal! . ~ Be Irresistible. iStock photog.