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Dan Price gained worldwide attention in 2015 when he announced that he was instituting a $70,000 minimum wage at his company, Gravity Payments, and would slash his $1 million salary in order to pay for it. While many praised the decision as a bold step toward combating income inequality in the United States, others vilified Price as a radical socialist whose "experiment" was doomed to fail.
But behind the headlines and controversy lay a much more...
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The must-read summary of Robert Slater's book: "Jack Welch and the GE Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets from the Legendary CEO".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Slater's book "Jack Welch and the GE Way" shows how Welch had a simple business philosophy: executives behaving like leaders, not managers. According to him, they should not supervise employees, but instead inspire them and provide them with vision. In his book,...
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Three entertaining true stories reported by your intrepid food server from the front lines of the Great Resignation of 2021. Got a restaurant or other service business? Find out what not to do if you want to keep your current and future employees from leaving for greener pastures. It's not rocket science but has got a lot of you completely baffled, apparently. I'll give you a hint, the first rule is, don't be an a-hole.
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The must-read summary of Robert Fulmer and Jay Conger's book: "Growing Your Company's Leaders: How Great Organizations Use Succession Management to Sustain Competitive Advantage".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Fulmer and Jay Conger's book "Growing Your Company's Leaders" shows that due to the fact it is now commonplace for executives to change from one organization to another during their careers, succession management has moved...
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Le service public est essentiel à la santé des nations. En France, l'État compte en son sein de grands dirigeants convaincus de l'importance d'un secteur public efficace et garant de l'intérêt général.
Cet ouvrage revient sur les réalisations marquantes d'un gestionnaire hors du commun, Jean-Paul Bailly, qui a joué un rle important à la RATP et au Groupe La Poste, et qui peut être un modèle pour le secteur public en général. Le lecteur...
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The must-read summary of David Magee's book: "How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's Greatest Car Company"
This complete summary of the ideas from David Magee's book "How Toyota Became #1" shows that the criteria and qualities leading to Toyota's rise to the top had little to do with sales results or profit margins. This summary points out how Toyota has created such a successful corporate environment, and how others can emulate...
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The must-read summary of Robert Spector and Patrick McCarthy's book: "The Nordstrom Way: Inside America's #1 Customer Service Company".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Spector and Patrick McCarthy's book "The Nordstrom Way" explains the philosophy of this company on doing whatever it takes to create a satisfied customer. In their book, the authors demonstrate how Nordstrom organizes and empowers its employees to use their initiative...
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The must-read summary of Randall E. Stross' book: "The Microsoft Way: The Real Story of How the Company Outsmarts Its Competition".
This complete summary of the ideas from Randall E. Stross' book "The Microsoft Way" shows that, for one reason or another, most people seem to assume Microsoft's success has been the result of predatory marketing. In his book, the author reveals that the success of Microsoft is actually the direct result of three factors:...
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The must-read summary of Ricardo Semler's book "Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace".
This complete summary of the ideas from Ricardo Semler's book "Maverick" explores the reasons behind the amazing success of the company Semco. Founded in Brazil in 1952, its revenues had risen by 600% in 1993, despite the fact that Brazil was in recession. The various facets of Semco's philosophy, as analysed by Semler, are...
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The must-read summary of David Packard's book: "The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company".
This complete summary of the ideas from David Packard's book "The HP Way" tells the story behind the American giant company Hewlett-Packard. In his book, the author reveals the keys to the company's success and the obstacles that it had to overcome to become the world-class company that it is today. This summary also provides readers with an insight...
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