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The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Monika Wencek.

The paper presents an interview with Monika Wencek, Senior Customer Success Manager at Yammer,

Wencek speaks of the value of Enterprise 2.0 technology for businesses, and, in particular, ways in which Yammer can be utilized by human resource departments, and for the provision of e‐learning.

The paper looks at Yammer, which is one of the leading providers of enterprise social networking, and has recently been acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 billion.

The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Colin Mayer, Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies at Saïd Business School, and author of Firm Commitment.

An interview with Colin Meyer.

In the interview, Colin Mayer outlines a number of practical recommendations for corporate reform that will align the interests of the corporation with those of society, thus enabling the corporation to become the force for good it has the capacity to be.

According to Colin Mayer, the corporation is no longer acting in the interests of society at large, but solely for the short‐term financial benefit of its shareholders. The lack of long‐term vision and sustainable purpose has given rise to irresponsible practice, resulting in the gradual erosion of public trust.

The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever.

This paper provides an interview with Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever.

The paper discusses Unilever's sustainability initiatives, both in terms of reducing environmental impact, and in safe‐gaurding the business against future uncertainty.

The interview offers advice for leaders operating in a challenging business environment, and those looking to create more sustainable business models.

The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever.

This paper presents part 2 of an interview with Paul Polman.

Discusses Unilever's presence in emerging markets, and its efforts to create markets in under‐developed regions.

The interview offers advice for leaders operating in a challenging business environment, and those looking to create more sustainable business models.

The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with the former IKEA CEO, Anders Dahlvig.

The paper provides an interview with Anders Dahlvig, former CEO of IKEA and author of The IKEA Edge.

In the interview, Anders discusses how IKEA's business model, as outlined in his book, can be adopted by other leaders.

The interview highlights IKEA's four cornerstones: a strong vision and values with a social ambition; price and product differentiation through control of the entire value chain; a strong approach to global diversification; and a strong committed owner with a long term view.

The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with Mark W. Schaefer

The paper provides an interview with Mark W. Schaefer, author of Return on Influence.

Mark W. Schaefer is a shining example of what can be achieved through the social web. While he is a marketing consultant of some renown with over 30 years experience, he has also grown a business, been invited to speak at numerous conferences, and attained a lecturing position at Rutgers University, all as a result of his social media activity. He was recently named amongst Forbes magazine's “Power 50” social media influencers, and his blog “{grow}” was ranked in the Power 150 by AdAge magazine. He has written two books on the subject: the first, entitled The Tao of Twitter, offers practical examples of how you can develop a successful Twitter strategy. His most recent book, Return on Influence, looks at the rise of influence marketing, and how companies are attempting to leverage relationships with these celebrities of the social web in order to create brand buzz.

The interview discusses the implications of influencer marketing, on offers tips on how companies can incorporate this into their social media strategy.

The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Jill Miller, author of the recent CIPD study, “Achieving sustainable organization performance through HR in SMEs”.

This is an interview.

The interview discusses the findings of this study, and offers practical insights for both SME owners/founders and HR practitioners working within SMEs.

This article outlines the key “inflection points” which occur along the SME growth journey, and makes recommendations on how to be prepared to overcome them. It links to a practical tool developed by the author to aid the understanding of where an SME is situated on the growth journey, making it possible to anticipate the inflection points before they occur.

The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with Professor M.S. Rao.

The interview is conducted by an independent interviewer.

Professor M.S. Rao is a leadership development practitioner with over 30 years' experience. He has written 16 books, including Secrets of Your Leadership Success – The 11 Indispensable E's of a Leader, and Smart Leadership: Lessons for Leaders. In his book Soft Leadership: Make Others Feel More Important, Professor Rao advances his model for soft leadership, blending characteristics of soft skills training with traditional leadership theory. This approach is endorsed by management guru David Ulrich, who provided the foreword for the book. Professor Rao also maintains two popular blogs, http://profmsr.blogspot.com (Where Knowledge is Wealth) and http://professormsraoguru.blogspot.com (Knowledge Grows When Shared).

The paper provides useful information from a leading figure regarding soft leadership.

The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with Jan Ginneberge and Martine Plompen.

The paper provides an interview with Jan Ginneberge and Martine Plompen of the EFMD.

The paper outlines the purpose of the EFMD's Excellence in Practice Award, discusses how the Award has developed since its foundation, and gives further detail on the 2012 awards.

The interview discusses the EFMD's Excellence in Practice Awards 2012.

The aim is to provide an interview with Harshvendra Soin, VP Leadership Acquisition and Development, Tech Mahindra

Interviews Soin about Tech Mahindra's Young CEO program

The paper discusses the intended outcomes of the program.

The paper outlines the company's desire to distribute leadership throughout the organization, by nurturing existing high‐potential employees.

The paper presents the insights of a leading practitioner in the field learning and development