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"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." ~ David Brinkley |
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| top headlines |
 | Deal-Making in Growth Markets is Risky Business |
| COSO Proposes Update to 'Integrated Framework' |
| Know a Good Idea When You Hear It |
| How To Sustain Long-Term Business Growth |
| Six Steps to Finding Better Talent |
| European Companies Face a Challenging Future |
| Leadership Development Lessons From the Best |
| Cautious Optimism for 2012 Housing Market |
| Resume-Sorting Software has its Pitfalls |
| Are We Having a Manufacturing Revival? |
| Think in Terms of a 'Thriving' Workforce |
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| top headlines |
 | Deal-Making in Growth Markets is Risky Business |
| | "Access to high growth economies with large populations, rising affluence and the potential for innovation make presence in growth markets a necessity for many companies." But with these deals come inherent risks and pitfalls.
Read More. (PwC)
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| COSO Proposes Update to 'Integrated Framework' |
| | However, "Companies that already have an effective system of internal control should not experience additional responsibilities under the clarified framework. Comments on the COSO exposure draft are due March 31, 2012."
Read More. (AICPA)
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| Know a Good Idea When You Hear It |
| | Here's one disciplined approach to handling the onslaught of new ideas at a growing company.
Read More. (CFO)
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| How To Sustain Long-Term Business Growth |
| | "Only a tiny percentage of large companies reliably grow the bottom line year after year. Those that do share certain characteristics."
Read More. (Harvard Business Review)
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| Six Steps to Finding Better Talent |
| | "When recruiting is something you only do occasionally it's hard to be an expert--unless you adopt some of the strategies professional recruiters use."
Read More. (Inc.)
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| European Companies Face a Challenging Future |
| | "Corporate defaults may almost double in Europe as companies struggle to refinance debt and banks hoard cash borrowed from the European Central Bank or use it to buy government bonds."
Read More. (Treasury and Risk)
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| Leadership Development Lessons From the Best |
| | Findings of this report include:"The best companies for leaders generate dramatically greater market value over time than the weakest companies for leadership development."
Read More. (Chief Executive)
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| Cautious Optimism for 2012 Housing Market |
| | While 2011 marked "the worst sales year on record," "fresh data offers more reason for cautious optimism." Not all the news is good, however.
Read More. (CBS Money Watch)
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| Resume-Sorting Software has its Pitfalls |
| | For one, "It may miss the most-qualified applicant if that person doesn't game the system by larding his or her resume with keywords from the job description."
Read More. (The Wall Street Journal)
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| Are We Having a Manufacturing Revival? |
| | "The U.S. has added more net manufacturing jobs since the start of 2010 than the rest of the G7 nations put together."
Read More. (TIME)
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| Think in Terms of a 'Thriving' Workforce |
| | "A 'thriving workforce (is) one in which employees are not just satisfied and productive but also engaged in creating the future--the company's and their own."
Read More. (Harvard Business Review) |