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Advice from a Moron: Self-Deprecation Matters

It was the early 1990′s and I was working for Hewlett-Packard at one of their call centers in Santa Clara, CA.  We were wrestling with a large project that required extra hours, so we decided to come in on a Sunday morning to try and get ahead of the week.  A coworker wisely brought donuts [...]
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Provider Math: Does HP + EDS = HRO Domination?

The questions keep pouring in.  What does this merger mean to the HR outsourcing (HRO) landscape?  Does this lock HP clientele out of contention for other BPO and HRO service providers?  What happens to ExcellerateHRO?  Where does Towers Perrin fit into the mix?  Does this freeze the market?  I’d like to think of this as [...]
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