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Today we're pleased to feature an essay from Ram Charan, author of Leaders at all Levels. Here, Charan discusses the impact profit and loss has on the balance sheet and overall health of an organization, especially when a leader is in tune with those numbers. An intuitive feel for business is evident in good leaders, whether seasoned or rookie, and it is the ability to harness that acumen that makes the difference, especially when it comes to adding value to the organization or when promotion opportunities are at hand.
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Howdy. Time for another round of Friday links. Here's what we enjoyed this week:
*We found that Carnegie Mellon University surpassed a lofty goal: the digitization of over 1,500,000 books.
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Punched In>>The Wall Street Journal | Will Work for Fodder
A certain winnowing process can also be usefully applied to "Punching In.
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If you're looking for a gift guide for books to buy for presents, here are a few of the books the 8cr crew bought for the holidays. Feel free to add your best buys, too:
Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer
One Hundred Young Americans by Michael Franzini
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough, Michael Braungart
When You Were Me by Robert Rodi
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, Scott Brick
How to Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson
Sublime Spaces & Visionary Worlds by Erika Doss, Ruth D. Kohler, Lisa Stone, Jane Bianco, Leslie Umberger (Editor)
The Last Tycoons by William D.
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Punching In >> USA TODAY | Finding a job in retail may not be so simple
Frankel went undercover to report on the corporate culture of some of the county's leading retailers.
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