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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

I attended a meeting led by the VP of construction for a company for which I was the VP of marketing. I joined the meeting virtually from another part of the building via Microsoft Teams. After the meeting, he called me back into the conference room. I feel a kindred connection with those who own or operate organizations.

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France Fesses Up: "Deficit in 2014 Much Higher than Expected", Budget Needs Revisions Yet Again

MishTalk

Spain and France Deficit Violations Both Spain and France have constantly pushed back goals to meet stated targets. For example, please consider this Reuters September 2014 headline: France Breaks 2015 Deficit-Cutting Promise. in 2014, before dropping back to 4.3% billion euros at the end of 2014, 4.3 Today we learn.

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Why Nonprofits Must Innovate

BCG

While humanitarian funding has grown—in fact, the nearly $25 billion global budget for humanitarian aid in 2014 was the largest ever recorded—demand has grown even faster: that 2014 global budget met only 62% of humanitarian needs. Innovation is key to meeting these challenges.

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Why Your Employees Aren't Committed to Your Company Strategy

Organizational Talent Consulting

Great leaders dream of a better future – from business sustainability to growing future leaders, increasing speed to market, or operating with greater purpose. Schedule a meeting with us today if you need help creating compelling and inclusive strategic plans. To turn those dreams into workplace realities, leaders set strategies.

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France Tax Revenues €5.5 Billion Lower than Expected; Poll Shows 92% Do Not Believe Hollande's Tax Promises

MishTalk

In these times of fiscal discontent and protests by Brussels, the expected improvement of public accounts in France in 2014 and 2015, the government had to be reassuring about the traditional collective fiscal year-end synopsis presented on Wednesday. of GDP in 2014 and 2.8% Spending Up €3.3 of GDP, higher than the 1.6%

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More Robots: Google's "Atlas" Robot Mimics "Karate Kid"; Flying Defibrillator "Ambulance Drone" Unveiled; Fed Has No Answer

MishTalk

The creator, Alec Momont of TU Delft’s Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, said that 20% of people can operate a defibrillator without instruction and the number rises when they have prompts from trained personnel. Some 800,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest in the EU every year, and only 8% survive," Momont explains.

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Sean Sternbach – Director of Operations – Pet Lodge Pet Resort. Some employees explain that they need to be available 24/7 to meet the rigorous demands placed upon them. 2014: “Restructuring Deal of the Year” for the firm’s work at Select Staffing -The Global M&A Network. Phil Hunter – Founder – Ordo.