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The Essence of Strategy (Part 2) | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Here’s how the Fortis B2B team define themselves: Natural gas is our business. Leadership , Marketing , Strategy. Human Resources. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership.

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Confidence, Respect, Trust and Professionalism #cipd12

Rapid BI

They know it’s a tough market and do not blame the employer for not being given the post, but they do hold the company accountable for the way they were treated throughout the process. For those of us in b2b and thing this analogy is irrelevant – think again. HR and in particular recruitment needs to change.

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Moving Beyond Company Organization Silos: Lessons from the Aviation Industry

Leading Blog

Even worse, functional processes — finance, human resources, sales, etc. A study by McKinsey specific to the business-to-business (B2B) area suggests that businesses that optimize QTC for end-to-end accountability significantly outperform peers that don’t. They result in information hoarding and lack of communication.

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