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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. After all, I have been there — I owned and operated a storefront business and served as an executive for organizations of various types throughout my career. I feel a kindred connection with those who own or operate organizations.

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

Harmonious Workplaces

In 1999, rock-and-roll legend Rikk promoted me within six months from sales associate and drum department head at Sam Ash Music to Operations Manager, where I not only led a warehouse crew, but I became the regional trainer on an Oracle-based POS system at the age of 23.

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The Central versus Decentral Dilemma: How the HR Practitioner can Facilitate a “Center-Led” Solution

Kates Kesler

Shadow functions pop up in the markets and business units when leaders become frustrated with bureaucratic colleagues at the center. Global businesses that are trying to drive scale and agility through integration across markets must share a common design logic that enables consistent connection points that add value. An Example.

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business

Robo-advisors, which were introduced in 2008 , are steadily eating up market share from their human counterparts much the way that Amazon and Netflix have taken share from Walmart and Regal Cinemas. trillion by 2021. Companies are both operators and investors. will grow to U.S. $5 5 trillion to U.S. $7 300 billion today. .$100B

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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

According to the Business Roundtable, made up of the CEOs of 181 largest corporations, the principal purpose of a corporation is no longer only to maximize shareholder return (Business Roundtable, 2021). These ethical failures are often not the result of one "bad actor" alone but systemic issues.

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