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Report: Hornsby’s resignation was not a big surprise
Financial analysts don’t seem too surprised that Chip Hornsby, the former chief executive of Wolseley, resigned yesterday. In fact, it appears that the search for his successor actually began three or four months ago. This article from the Financial Times, it suggests that Hornsby’s restructuring actions were “too little and too late” for Wolseley and its U.S. building ... More
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Industrial Distribution Editor Jack Keough provides his unique insight, drawn from his nearly 30 years of experience in the industry.
More answers to your termination questions
Can employees force you tell them why they’re being fired? What does “at will” termination really mean? Here are answers to these and other employee termination questions.Question: Can employees force you to tell them why they were terminated? Answer: You are telling them your reason. They are being terminated because you have decided to terminate the relationship. This conc ... More
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Nancye M. Combs is president of HR Enterprise, Inc., a management consulting company based in Louisville, Ky. Nancye has 35 years of experience in executive management, has worked with more than 500 clients worldwide, and is the endorsed HR consultant for the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Assn.
What happened to independence?
When did we go from self-reliant, rugged individualists to bailout babies? The cultural mindset in this country has devolved into bailout mania. The founders of this country never guaranteed happiness, only the pursuit of it. This dependency culture is the antithesis of what makes small business so great: the right to succeed and fail by our own accord, not by government involvement. Where is the ... More
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Author, speaker and sales expert Tom Reilly blogs about the life of the sales rep. Reilly is an internationally known speaker and expert on value-added selling.
