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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

Among CEO top priorities are sales growth and profit. Customer loyalty generates sales growth and profit. to 17.9%, from 1980 to 2015. Kouzes and Posner, authors of The Leadership Challenge, found that over 80% of managers value honesty as a key characteristic in their leaders. We know everything.

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The Leadership Blind Spots at Wells Fargo

Harvard Business

The post-scandal scrutiny of Wells Fargo’s culture has so far focused on the high-pressure sales environment that drove employees to create as many as two million fake accounts. The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. But the fallout is far from over.

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Why Aren’t There More Asian Americans in Leadership Positions?

Harvard Business

Yet this narrative around Asians’ success obscures the fact that they are underrepresented in leadership positions, a phenomenon referred to as the “bamboo ceiling.” Why aren’t Asian Americans advancing into leadership positions? Stereotypes About Asian Americans.

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When does a shareholder vote become a distraction rather than a real test of governance?

Ben de Haldevang

The announcement of the transaction between SAB Miller and Anheuser-Busch INBEV in the form of the public statement issued on 11th November 2015 forms the basis on which the vote by shareholders was cast in favour of the deal. The sale of Peroni, Grolsch, and Meantime by AB Inbev to Asahi for the consideration of USD 2.55

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

Some of the major practice areas that the NYC region focuses on are corporate development, corporate finance, digital economy, globalization, growth, information technology, marketing & sales operations, people and organization, post merger integration, risk management, strategy, sustainability, and transformation.

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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Though the firm’s background is exclusively in pricing, in more recent years it has been breaking into other practice areas such as strategy, marketing, and sales. Simon-Kucher & Partners Revenue: $231M USD (2015). Simon-Kucher is not a publicly traded company, and has a very unique leadership structure. Practice Areas.

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Preparing for the Future of Talent Acquisition - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM KORN FERRY

Harvard Business

Survey respondents indicated the most difficult roles to fill today are in sales, research and development, and information technology, and filling them is only going to become more difficult. The pace of technological and marketplace change will continue to create demand for new skill sets and brand-new job categories.

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