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Eighth Annual Hay Group Study Identifies Best Companies for Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Could Mark Zuckerberg be the next Jack Welch when it comes to talent development? Here is the press release from the Hay study: The 8 th annual Hay Group study ranks the best companies for leadership around the globe and examines how those companies nurture talent and foster innovation in their ranks. 68 percent. 47 percent.

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The Power of Subtraction

Harvard Business Review

In a recent conversation, we discussed the power of subtraction as it applies to innovation. By removing things one creates self-imposed constraints, but also clarity and a cleaner context for inspired innovation. Jack Welch had it right: you should continually subtract out the bottom 10% of your team. Subtract Your People.

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Use Motivational Fit to Market Products and Ideas

Harvard Business Review

Psychologists call this promotion motivation , and research shows that promotion-minded people are more energized by optimism and praise, more likely to embrace risk , seize opportunities, and excel at creativity and innovation. Others tend to see their goals as opportunities to avoid loss and to stay safe.

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Why Your Company Culture Should Match Your Brand

Harvard Business Review

Rarely do people point to encouraging employees to disagree with their managers, as Amazon does, or firing top performers, as Jack Welch did at GE. But in fact, it’s having a distinct corporate culture — not a copycat of another firm’s culture — that allows these great organizations to produce phenomenal results.

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