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The Benefits of Hiring Your Best Customers

Harvard Business

Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. I spoke with Patty McCord, the former chief talent officer of Netflix from 1998 to 2013. And even if you’re successful at overcoming those obstacles, it’s very hard to keep up the momentum. Building Empathy.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. He wanted to challenge his team, as part of the strategic talent review process, to think about whether or not the company’s organizational architecture was suited to its growth plan to double in size. Learning from Big Companies.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business

Directors are also consistent in their views of the key challenges to achieving their companies’ strategic objectives: attracting and retaining top talent, the regulatory environment, and domestic competitive threats top the list for directors from both parties. banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Healthcare (e.g.,