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13 Things that Make Organizations Extraordinary

Mark Sanborn

Their continuous push for breakthroughs has kept them at the forefront of their respective industries. Emphasis on Talent Management In the fiercely competitive tech industry, attracting and retaining top talent is crucial. Companies must focus on nurturing and developing their human resources. Ordinary products languish.

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Playing the Long Game: The Employee Retention Process in HR

HR Digest

Amidst their country’s tech talent shortage, HP Indonesia is doing its best to focus on its employee retention instead of acquisition efforts, according to Human Resources Online. While it can feel like a localized issue, such market changes are just as possible in U.S.

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Business Proverbs and BS | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • September 26, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 3 Comments. The myths apply to business in general, as well as specific industries, start-ups and the new economy. Ultimately, customers will respect you for your honesty and your service ethic; if they don’t. Human Resources.

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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. Whether a business sells autos, groceries, clothing, computers, bicycles, or raw materials to a manufacturer of industrial products, it wants to be the preferred provider of those products.

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Know Your History, Purpose and Direction

CoachStation

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. Sounds simple, but what Sinek found is that most companies do their marketing backwards. How – This is how the business fulfills that core belief.

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Corporate Entrepreneurship: Turn Irony into Opportunity

In the CEO Afterlife

Corporate giants dominated markets and gobbled up competitors; along the way they failed to cope with rapid change. The change-makers are small- to medium-size enterprises that either lead niche categories or are hell-bent on knocking the big guy from the top rung of a mass market. Lean towards industries on strong growth curves.