Economy, Strategy & Finance Data Reactions
2013
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Thatcher's Greatest Strength Was Her Greatest Weakness
May 17 | Rob Kaiser, President, Kaiser Leadership Solutions | Robert Kaplan, Founding Partner, Kaplan DeVries Inc. | Comments (0)At her funeral ceremony tomorrow, we will remember Margaret Thatcher as much for her leadership style as for her polarizing politics — in fact, the two are almost identical.
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How WordPress Thrives with a 100% Remote Workforce
April 26 | Scott Berkun, Author, Making Things Happen | Comments (1)WordPress.com is the 15th most trafficked website in the world. It is run by Automattic Inc, a company that is 100% distributed. That means everyone works from home, or more precisely, from wherever in the world they wish.
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Human Capital Analytics: Foundational Concepts
March 25 | Frank J. DiBernardino, Managing Principal, Vienna Human Capital Advisors, LLC | Comments (1)There are two foundational concepts that underscore the financial nature of human capital: human capital is one of only two forms of business capital; and, the financial resources spent on human capital are an investment, not an expense.
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Marissa Mayer Is No Fool
March 25 | Michael Schrage, Research Fellow, MIT School’s Center for Digital Business | Comments (0)Who do Yahoo's "work@home" telecommuting champions think they're kidding? Marissa Mayer is no fool. She didn't take over as Yahoo's CEO because the company was doing well; she came on board because the stumbling Internet enterprise was an underperforming underachiever that had lost its way.
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Things Your Grandma Knew About Corporate Governance and Human Capital Management in the Boardroom and “C” Suite
February 01 | Christopher Bennett, Senior Fellow, Human Capital, The Conference Board | Comments (1)For a Christmas gift, I was given a book of English proverbs and sayings. When I read it, I was struck by how many of the sayings found in the book related to the work I do. I soon realized that most of this wisdom originally came from my grandmother.