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Ways to Sway: Secrets of Influence and Personal Brand

The buzz: Emerging brands. If you think your company brand is the only one your organization needs to worry about, listen up! Two new branding flavors are stealing the business spotlight: employer and personal. Does your HR consider the notion of employer branding a passing fad? ...  Show more

HR Makes the World Go Round: Practices Outside the US

The buzz: HR around the world. American companies think they're the keepers of the best management practices. Consequently, they don't try to learn as much as they can from other places, according to Dr. Michael J. Marquardt, a professor at George Washington University. Whether y ...  Show more

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