The people part of business operations.
Thomas Bertels and Charles Depasse Introduction Low interest rates are fuelling a wave of mergers and acquisitions to levels not seen before the financial crisis.[1] In addition to financial buyers, who are taking advantage of inexpensive debt, companies across all industries use the current environment to achieve economies of scale and grow market share. And a […]
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Many business leaders resolve to jump-start their networking game in the New Year, a resolution more often than not accompanied by a vague sense of dread. Question: Why do so many of us dislike the concept of networking? Answer: Networking has a reputation as a manipulative, self-serving, ineffectual, sleazy endeavor involving hard sells and soft
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Once again sports fans around the world are talking about Cleveland, And it is not for winning a championship. Cleveland is being talked about because of their ability to lead a team to the promised land, or their inability. Depends on your perspective. 1964 was the last time any pro team in C-town was the best at
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Dave Johnson and Gale Ericksen, ITG Consultants U.S. tax codes don’t often have life-or-death consequences, but one section creates a potentially lethal vulnerability for some of America’s corporate leadership. This troublesome section deters persons who would be wise to employ executive security services from using them. For that reason, it is imperative to understand the
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Marlene Chism, Author, No-Drama Leadership: How Enlightened Leaders Transform Culture in the Workplace A CEO once told me during a coaching session to discuss unusually high turnover, “We have a high accountability culture and some people just don’t like being held accountable.” One reason accountability does not work is because accountability can be used improperly:
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“He’s fast on his feet” or “She has a clear head on her shoulders.” “He’s definitely a thought-leader in the industry.” These current kudos pique a leader’s attention. After all, leaders look to hire, promote, and listen to those who think clearly and communicate well. But what if you’re naturally quiet and slow to speak
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Each year clients hire me to help them make tough decisions, but in the process, I learn as much as they do. Some of the things I discovered this year reinforced lessons I discovered previously, but every year brings surprises too. Here are my recommended New Year’s resolutions for anyone who wants to improve a
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Louise Kelly, CEO & Founding Executive, EnerBank In less than a month, I will be retiring as CEO of EnerBank USA. This decision didn’t come lightly. I’ve spent most of my life in banking: much of it in the mid-Atlantic region and, for the last 13 years in Salt Lake City, as the founding executive
Osnat Lautman, Management Consultant Understanding the power that cross-cultural communication wields on business operations is one of the most important components of international business success. Today’s corporate leaders work in an environment suffused with new technologies that make national boundaries less important, and the Internet enables us to communicate in spite of time differences and
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Think of the questions you asked or were asked at your last company meeting. It’s likely that you heard one, if not more of the following questions: What do you think? Are there any questions? What’s next? What’s the problem? What are the results? What’s the agenda for the
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