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The Leader as Coach
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Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome
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Compensation Packages That Actually Drive Performance
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How a “Pay-to-Quit” Strategy Can Reveal Your Most Motivated Employees
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Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century
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The Performance Management Revolution
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The Neuroscience of Trust
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Unconscious Bias Training That Works
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7 Strategies to Improve Your Employees' Health and Well-Being
Organizational Development ResearchA roundup of research on how to create a positive working environment.
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China's Migrant Workforce and the Reform of Its Housing Registration System
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Keller Fund's Option Investment Strategies
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Webster Industries (B)
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Chem-ARC: Playing the Blame Game
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Michael Ovitz and The Walt Disney Co. (A)
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Leading Across Cultures at Michelin (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details A French executive with Michelin is expatriated from Clermont-Ferrand to South Carolina. Initially confident in his leadership skills, the protagonist... -
Ann Hopkins (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Describes the reasons why the courts found in favor of Ann Hopkins in the sexual discrimination suit. Also explains why the courts concluded she was the... -
Frank Addante, Serial Entrepreneur
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Sarva Pharmaceuticals: International Expansion to Myanmar
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The Albeiro Vargas & the Guardian Angels Foundation (A)
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Guild Education: Unlocking Opportunity for America's Workforce
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Adam Baxter Co./Local 190 1985 Negotiation, Baxter Management Confidential Information (1983 Arbitrated Ruling)
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Egon Zehnder International: Managing Professionals in an Executive Search Firm
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Braddock Industries, Inc.
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Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform
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Toivonen Paper in the U.S.: Human Resource Implications of Foreign Corporate Ownership
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GE's Talent Machine: The Making of a CEO, Video
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Tim Blanchard at Jones Mendel & Co.
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Empleados Ya: A Head Hunter for the Poor
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Corporate Governance at Citic Pacific
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details On the evening of 20 October 2008, Citic Pacific, the Hong Kong arm of the CITIC Group, China's largest state-owned investment company, stunned the stock...
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How to Write a Cover Letter
Cover letters Best PracticeAdvice for tackling one of the toughest parts of the job-hunting process. -
How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
Health and wellness Digital ArticleA guide for employees and managers. -
Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions
Hiring and recruitment Digital ArticleToo many applicants are screened out because they don’t fit a particular pattern. -
How to Keep Working When You're Just Not Feeling It
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMotivating yourself is one of the main things that sets high achievers apart, and it's hard. How do you keep pushing onward when your heart isn't into... -
What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
Managing yourself Digital ArticleDebunking three common misconceptions. -
The Leader as Coach
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the face of rapid, disruptive change, companies are realizing that managers can't be expected to have all the answers and that command-and-control... -
An Antidote to Microaggressions? Microvalidations.
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleFive subtle acts of inclusion leaders can start practicing right now. -
How to Conduct a Great Performance Review
Developing employees Digital ArticleWhat to do before, during, and after the meeting. -
CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.
Economic cycles and trends Digital ArticleThey expect a “short and shallow” downturn. -
Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhy do some employees perform poorly? Most managers would answer this question by ticking off a list that includes weak skills, insufficient experience,...