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Don’t Eliminate Tension, Harness it

Steve Farber

He was born Angelo Siciliano, but he changed his name after going from a skinny weakling to a specimen so ripped he resembled the Greek Titan known for holding up the sky. A century ago, Charles Atlas bulked up to become the most famous bodybuilder of his day. It’s hard to beat tattoo loyalty.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

From pop culture, think of the great role models that we grew up watching: Della Street was the loyal secretary to Perry Mason. Therefore, our loyalty to the company rises, and we are more productive. Study and utilize marketing and business development techniques. Contribute to the bottom line, directly and indirectly.

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Mission Control

Marshall Goldsmith

Goals can be the targets you set regarding the recruitment, retention, development, and progression of your workforce. For example, I once taught a leadership development session for executives and their spouses or partners. His boss noted that cutting these benefits would mean a smaller budget and less power for the HR department.

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How CMOs Can Get CFOs on Their Side

Harvard Business Review

In our experience, companies that adopt this marketing analytics approach can unlock 10–20 percent of their marketing budget to either reinvest in marketing or return to the bottom line. For example, trade fair expenditure might fall into short-term spend in one market, but the long-term brand-building budget in another.

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Leaders Can Be Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely

Terry Starbucker

He liked hiring young accountants (I happened to be a CPA at a large firm at the time) because of their bottom-line savvy and buttoned-down approach to looking at a business. People that could match his style of leadership: autocratic and one-way, with a large helping of fear. Did we hit that budget? Not good enough.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Hoping to alleviate their concerns, this article also provides concrete examples of how sustainability benefits the bottom line. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. households spend 3% of annual electricity budgets on heating water to wash clothes. Building Customer Loyalty.

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How to Design a Corporate Wellness Plan That Actually Works

Harvard Business Review

To us, it’s similar to asking whether reviews, training programs, employee assistance services, or other company initiatives are effective for both worker performance and the bottom line. And there are five common ways these solitary initiatives tend to pop up in companies. Administering health risk assessments only.