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Avoid an HR Headache with these 25 Tips

ExactHire - Leadership

The expectations business leaders place upon their human resource departments are increasing. Of course, human resource professionals came into their roles with a higher calling: cultivating the company’s human capital, its employees. The times have caught up with the nobler side of human resources.

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Turnarounds and the Big Play | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

The means to that end is quickly slashing sku’s and product lines to reduce inventories. Familiar examples are spending more on advertising, introducing new products or line extensions, expanding distribution. Secondly, he innovated with blockbuster products iMac and iPod. Human Resources. Damn right it will.

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A Culture of Excellence: An Interview with Melissa Strait

HR Digest

As one of the world’s largest employers with workforce all across the globe, what’s Inspire Brands’ best practices during crisis to ensure productivity and transparency? Clear and consistent communication has been a priority for Inspire as we’ve navigated the challenges of the past year.

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My Best Blogs of 2011

In the CEO Afterlife

My fascination isn’t my productivity; rather, it is the source of the idea. Brand Managers inherit brands and manage existing franchises. Frankly, I wasn’t sure whether I could maintain the pace of one blog per week. But as the year closes, I realize that I’ve posted 54 blogs. ” Self-assessment is never easy.

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5 Critical Factors For Building The Right Team

Tanveer Naseer

Diversity Matters I’m sure this comes across as a politically correct slogan initiated by someone in the Human Resources Department, but that completely misses the point. Every General Manager of a sports franchise will tell you that building a great team is far from a science.

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Social Media Is Too Important to Be Left to the Marketing Department

Harvard Business Review

But marketing managers simply are not trained to deal with questions or complaints about service, product performance, or other nonmarketing requests. Clearly define roles and responsibilities among marketing, customer service, public relations, sales, corporate communication, human resources, etc.

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The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Consider three aspects: Reinvestment: In emerging markets, women reinvest a staggering 90 cents of every additional dollar of income in "human resources" — their families'' education, health, nutrition (compared, by the way, to 30-40% for men. Wal-Mart understands the power of women-led firms to innovate compelling products.