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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

Rita High School, where I learned to develop group and individualized training toward specific goals — namely, competing in band competitions or performing in concerts. Rita and manage others at Blockbuster and combine them to develop and implement training for salespeople, operations staff, cashiers, and line managers.

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Illegal Public Seizure of Mortgages Via Eminent Domain

MishTalk

Richmond, California, is backing a plan to buy mortgages in low-income areas for as little as 25 cents on the dollar and may force the sales under eminent domain laws, moving forward with a controversial program that would potentially seize control of home loans from investors. California passed Proposition 99 in 2008. Proposition 99.

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Drones are a Major US Export and they Perpetuate War

MishTalk

sale and spread of drone technology by the U.S. What is clear, however, is that this development highlights the continuing growth of the. for more weapons sales and wars that bring billions in returns; a. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). June 2008 (97).

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Your New Hit Product Might Be Underpriced

Harvard Business

We term these product launches “minivations” and they are the result of product developers who don’t realize just how much value their offerings would provide to customers. The product, owned by Germany’s Brandstatter Group, generated 90% of the firm’s $696 million in sales last year. Most definitely.

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The Best Approach to Decision Making Combines Data and Managers’ Expertise

Harvard Business

As Tom Davenport wrote in HBR in 2006 , the year before publishing his seminal book, Competing on Analytics , “For analytics-minded leaders, then, the challenge boils down to knowing when to run with the numbers and when to run with their guts.” Sponsored by Accenture. Analytics are critical to companies’ performance.

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Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

At Pixar, for example, the company was caught up short in 2008 in a clash over production schedules for the movie Up and the short film Cars Toons. The crazy solution: Brandeau asked Disney Animation (Disney bought Pixar in 2006) if the studio could borrow 250 computers, an idea someone initially called “insane.”

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Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

At Pixar, for example, the company was caught up short in 2008 in a clash over production schedules for the movie Up and the short film Cars Toons. The crazy solution: Brandeau asked Disney Animation (Disney bought Pixar in 2006) if the studio could borrow 250 computers, an idea someone initially called “insane.”