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Importance of Culture for Mergers and Acquisitions

LSA Global

Smart acquisitions can provide immediate access to valuable new products, technologies, talent, intellectual property, clients, and geographies. Successful culture integration requires the same thoughtful due diligence that is applied to the legal, financial, technological, and operational aspects of the deal.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

They operate in a bubble and do not attend the party. Because of this, CEOs are leaving a tremendous amount of employee potential talent and contributions on the table. No wonder the #1 issue on employee engagement surveys is the lack of communication. Too many do not dance because they have lost touch with reality.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). Organizational Talent Consulting.

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Why We Need to Stop Obsessing Over CEO Pay Ratios

Harvard Business

A survey showed that CEOs worldwide are making exponentially more money than people think they should. The pay ratio is also a misleading statistic because CEOs and workers operate in very different markets, so there is no reason for their pay to be linked — just as a solo singer’s pay bears no relation to a bassist’s pay.

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The Case Against Pay Transparency

Harvard Business

A few days later the researchers surveyed all campus employees, asking about their use of the website, their job satisfaction, and their job search intentions. As a result, some of these Harvard employees earned in excess of $30 million in yearly pay, due to performance that was truly exceptional against industry benchmarks.

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Your Company Needs a More-Radical Board of Directors

Harvard Business

First, directors face a real challenge in making sure that protection and alignment of key governance and risk management issues doesn’t crowd out equally important dialogue around strategy and operations. I’m not against benchmarking and norming. Benchmarking and norming won’t always lead to the right decision.