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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

Human Resources. And sure enough, bright folks such as Gary Hamel, C. By applying Jacobs Suchard’s brands and businesses to HBR’s models, I was able to pin-point weaknesses and bring clarity to missing opportunities. Most importantly, the implications and action steps became an ‘easy sell’ to my team.

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The Right Side of History: Musings from Workhuman

Surviving Leadership

And many of you may wonder, “What the hell does Gary Hamel/George Clooney/Kat Cole/Geena Davis/BrenĂ© Brown/Viola Davis/etc. have to do with working human?!” ” (Okay, maybe Gary Hamel , Kat Cole and BrenĂ© Brown make sense. Yes, Workhuman does a very good job of booking speakers. And they were phenomenal.

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The Libor Scandal and the Price of Prosperity

Harvard Business Review

Unless you believe that Abraham Lincoln, too, for a few extra bucks, might have joined Barclays as a Senior Advisor for "Human Resources.". Roger Martin has proposed that the overweening pursuit of shareholder value be upgraded to the pursuit of human value.

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