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Every company wants “integrity,” “respect for people,” “quality,” “customer satisfaction,” “innovation,” and “return for shareholders.” Before the energy conglomerate’s collapse in 2001, I had the opportunity to review Enron’s values. Leadership'

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Michael Lee Stallard

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Within a matter of hours following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, aircraft carriers, Aegis destroyers, and cruisers were in position to protect America’s shores. As the Navy improved sailor retention and developed greater alignment with Admiral Clark’s vision, it became faster and more responsive. why is everyone smiling?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Some years ago, the then-CEO of Air Products told me that it took his team two months to decide and plan layoffs, two weeks to do them, and two years to recover. As former Procter & Gamble CEO A. But that's not what goes on.

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Michael Lee Stallard

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In addition to the negative impact on decision-making, diminished communications from the lack of connection reduces the marketplace of ideas inside the organization, which in turn reduces innovation. Admiral Clark’s description of who sailors are as members of the U.S. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

And unfortunately, it's also one of the most in need of radical institutional innovation. A CEO can make hundreds of millions for running a once-thriving company into the ground because he (or she) can earn his mega-bonus faster than you can stop him from earning it. But to the newcomers, let me explain what I mean.

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Years later, it took on bigger players by introducing new innovative packaging to the market, and subsequently carving out a double-digit share when few thought it could be done. At one point, it was “kind of like the Kraft Foods of Western Canada,” says former Nabob CEO John Bell. Not just your average quality Joe.

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