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Sales and the 'Talent Magnet'
A lot is written about being a ‘Talent Magnet’, either as a company, or as President. It’s all good practice – listen, mentor, reward, provide clear goals and career maps. Good practice for the employer, but what about the employee?24 May 2011
Focus Area: Lead Interviews
Learning from the Best
It takes real leadership to set the tone and create the conditions for innovation to flourish at all levels of an organization; Boeing chief James McNerney has now managed it at three of America’s biggest. How? “Always sweat the small stuff,” he says.
America’s Most Admired
Mutually beneficial - Northwestern Mutual may be known as the “quiet company” but, as CEO Ed Zore explains in an exclusive interview, the insurer’s unique relationship with its policyholders and employees means they’re far from silent partners.
Designer Thinking
When Claudia Kotchka took over as Head of Innovation at P&G, the company was a maze of locked doors and information silos. Now, it’s a paradigm of inter-departmental collaboration, with Kotchka as the catalyst. Ben Thompson meets P&G’s cultural alchemist.
Coca-Cola’s New Health Kick
Danny Strickland, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at The Coca-Cola Company, discusses the strides the world’s largest beverage company is making in the health and wellness arena, as it expands its geographic reach and its global portfolio with a newfound health consciousness.
You Only Live Twice
Second Life has attracted big business since it opened to the public in 2003, with companies like IBM and Toyota investing significant time and money to create an online business environment for consumers and employees. But five years in, the platform’s early promise remains largely unfulfilled.
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