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The Benefits of a Performance Culture (and How to Implement One)

Success

All the hedge fund managers in Greenwich, Connecticut, probably didn’t pay for their Ferraris by being nice to people. 1, 2005, only three days before Foster’s first child was born. But once they’ve added many new managers, they have to be ready to let go. Nice people don’t always finish first. The company was launched on Feb.

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ESG ambitions should top organisational agendas

Workplace Insight

When the idea of ESG (environmental, social and governance credentials) first surfaced nearly two decades ago in a 2005 United Nations report, it was just an acronym businesses were trying to understand and get to grips with. Without data, businesses will never understand the problems they’re facing, or find relevant solutions.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

Create policy for the event that a new innovation stems from the partnership. When I started as a government contract consultant in 2005, I would accept all kinds of consulting: sales and marketing, certification, business development and contracts. Who will be the client point-of-contact? Who will own this intellectual property ?

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Competitive Industries: How Do You Stand Out?

Small Business CEO

The claims management market is a competitive one. Founded in 2005, Kamran wanted to create a transparent and fair claims company. The mis-selling of PPI policies resulted in thousands — if not millions — of UK individuals demanding a refund from their bank or lender.…

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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

Ian's Messy Desk

Among the report’s key findings: The proportion of Canadians experiencing high levels of time crunch grew from 16% in 1992 to 20% in 2005. Teenagers 15-17 who had a meal on a typical day with their parents plunged from 64% in 1992 to 35% in 2005. Time spent on social leisure activities dropped from 15% in 1998 to 12% in 2005.

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Presidential Environmental Track Record and Positions 2012

Eco-Office Gals

Greens also worry about Obama’s enthusiasm for an “all-of-the-above” energy policy that includes the practice of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) to access natural gas in shale beds under wide swaths of the northeast and western U.S. If re-elected, Obama would no doubt work to expand U.S.

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Administrative Assistant Conference Executive Perspective

Office Dynamics

Each year we manage to pull busy executives of leading organizations away from their offices to share with you their perspective on the administrative role! Bonnie is currently a board member of the HR Policy Association and the National Business Aviation Association, Inc.

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