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Possibility Maximizer: Management Improvement Carnival

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! The Resource: Management Improvement Carnival What it is:  The Management Improvement Carnival is similar to other blog carnivals that you may be familiar with (e.g. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S.

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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business Review

” There is a virtuous cycle between productivity and people: Higher levels of productivity allow society to reinvest in human capital (most obviously, though not exclusively, via higher wages), and smart investments result in higher labor productivity. Unfortunately, this virtuous cycle appears to be broken.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

Human capital champions in higher education and industry typically prize knowledge over skills. It is more “box ticking” than human capital investment. A kaizen—continuous improvement—ethos is one thing. ” In other words, training divorced from excellence is mere compliance.