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Possibility Maximizer: Fresh Milk Newsletter From Contented Cows

Sales Wolf Blog

 It lets you know their heart is in this business for the right reasons, and in many ways this newsletter reminds me why I started The Rainmaker Group back in 2001: an unwillingness to accept the status quo of today's workplace and an intense desire to make it more inspiring and rewarding for both employees and managers.

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The Peanut Butter and Jelly Approach to Growth

Harvard Business Review

For 2011, it all added up to $4.8 In 2001, Smucker's acquired Jif and Crisco from P&G, which no longer saw them as a strategic fit. Smucker's impressive annual results cap a decade in which the 4,500-employee firm achieved compound annual revenue growth of 23% and per-share earnings growth of 14%. billion in sales.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

Between 2001 and 2011, the number of CEOs finishing at least one marathon doubled, and in a Swedish survey of nearly 3,000 managers , more than 90% said that physical exercise had a positive impact on their leadership skills. During 2016, employee engagement increased by 3%, to 75%.

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