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4 Ways to a Better Bottom Line

Lead Change Blog

Global mindset is truly having the desire, knowledge, and skills to operate effectively in business today. It fills a strategic tactical need of operating in today’s business setting. We need to take it as seriously as we do other business operations. Its training isn’t an optional area of casual interest for employees.

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Leadership Profile: Dale Carnegie | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

Ironically, I had to travel to the opposite side of the globe before I invested the time to read what I have since considered the greatest leadership book of all-time: Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. Dale Carnegie Resources. PDF : Dale Carnegie’s Golden Book (start here!).

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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

I recently spoke with Stan, thought leader, columnist, and business leader about his new book Be Different! The title of your book is Be Different! Effective leaders know how to achieve operational excellence, and they embrace continuous improvement. The Key to Business and Career Success. ” -Stan Silverman.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Is This the Hospital That Will Finally Push the Expensive U.S. Health Care System to Innovate?

Harvard Business Review

That’s what Narayana Health (NH) did in 2014 by opening a hospital in the Cayman Islands — Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI) — which was close to America but outside its regulatory ambit. Innovation & Entrepreneurship Book. Further Reading. Reverse Innovation in Health Care: How to Make Value-Based Delivery Work.

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How Luxury Brands Can Motivate Service Employees

Harvard Business Review

At such moments, smooth operations and efficient processes are no substitute for an engaged, motivated employee with the instinct to do the right thing. On one occasion when bookings declined through no fault of the staff, we guaranteed those who depend on gratuities a minimum income based on earnings from the prior two years.

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Closing the Gap Between Blue Ocean Strategy and Execution

Harvard Business Review

Unlike marketing, manufacturing, human resources, and other functions, a good strategy should cover the entire activity system of an organization. Strategic alignment is the responsibility of an organization’s top executives versus those in charge of marketing, manufacturing, human resources, or other functions.