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30 Influencers Behind the Brands We Love

Lead Change Blog

Julia Quinn ( @JuliaAQuinn ), Director, Social Media, Amtrak. Padmasree Warrior ( @Padmasree ), Chief Technology & Strategy Officer, Cisco. Maria Poveromo ( @mariapoveromo ), Senior Director, AR, PR & Social Media, Adobe. MichelaStribling ( @mstribling ), Social Business Program Director, IBM. Amplifiers.

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Illinois Passes Law Protecting Employees and Job Seekers

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Earlier in the year I wrote about a bill Illinois Governor Pat Quinn was reviewing that would make it illegal for employers to ask potential employees for their social media passwords during interviews. I’m happy to report that Governor Quinn signed the bill into law earlier this month.

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Why More Executives Should Consider Becoming a CHRO

Harvard Business Review

Lucia Luce Quinn is Chief People Officer at Forrester Research. Phil Johnston, an executive search leader at Spencer Stuart, confirms that Quinn’s initial reaction wasn’t unusual: “When a CEO asks a business leader to run HR, the most frequent response is ‘What did I do wrong?’ I push leaders.

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

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Had they set out simply to make a profit, Apple likely wouldn’t be the revolutionary technology leader it is today. Corporate Purpose Example : Apple – Apple’s founders, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, started Apple to make computers accessible and easy to use. We can still see that purpose reflected in everything Apple does today.

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

Had they set out simply to make a profit, Apple likely wouldn’t be the revolutionary technology leader it is today. Corporate Purpose Example : Apple – Apple’s founders, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, started Apple to make computers accessible and easy to use. We can still see that purpose reflected in everything Apple does today.

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Why Your Brain Hates Performance Reviews

Harvard Business Review

Forbes I have truly had my fill of let’s-use-technology-to-fix-U.S.-health-care United Therapeutics, which was founded after her daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease, aims to do nothing less than use “blue-sky technology to extend life.” It’s not the high performer, but the senior executive who oversees the ranking system."

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How to Negotiate Your Parental Leave

Harvard Business Review

When Cara Quinn* first joined the educational technology company where she's worked for the past three years, she didn't take note of its maternity policy. Frame your negotiation as an exception to the existing policy — try to set it up as an experiment instead. Negotiate if you aren't in good standing as an employee.

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