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A Strong Purpose Can Make Your Company a Magnet for Talent

Harvard Business

To find and make the most of this talent, companies need to be good at five disciplines: strategic hiring, zero tolerance for people who violate their ethics, a focus on potential, alignment of HR processes, and values-based succession at the top.

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A More Ethical Approach to Employing Contractors

Harvard Business

Beyond doing the right thing, responsible contracting attracts and cultivates talent, lifts employee morale, generates returns, and bolsters your brand.

Ethics 49
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What CEOs Need to Know About the Costs of Adopting GenAI

Harvard Business

CEOs must integrate the multifaceted costs into their strategic vision, acknowledging nuances such as inference cost, fine-tuning cost, prompt engineering cost, cloud expenses, talent costs, and operation costs.

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Recruiters You Should Meet to Staff for Success

Harmonious Workplaces

These professionals stand out as some of the best I’ve met in the biz When I worked as an executive or a consultant advising C-suite leaders and business owners, many of them complained about their inability to attract and recruit talent. Many recruiting firms keep a good handle on their available talent inventory.

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To Decide Where to Grow Next, Pinpoint What Makes Your Company Different

Harvard Business

Patagonia’s commitment to sustainability and ethical practices across all business aspects is the epitome of strategic clarity. Achieving this level of clarity necessitates a disciplined strategy approach, aligning resources, talent, and decisions with the company’s fundamental mission.

Company 63
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How to Overcome Your Imposter Syndrome Fears

Consulting Matters

It comes out with all types of logical excuses about money and ethics about marketing. You don't have the fear because you aren't seasoned, talented with a long track record of success. It's this fear that leads to chasing lower paying work or positioning oneself as a subcontractor or an extra "pair of hands.". And this fear is sneaky.

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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

Porter argues that companies that focus on creating value will be more successful in the long run, as they will be able to attract more customers, retain talented employees, and build strong relationships with suppliers. Investment banks made huge profits along the way, and often knew that these securities were overvalued and going to fail.

Ethics 78