Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

” Stephens joined Marco’s Pizza in 2004 when it was a successful but regional chain operating 110 stores in three states. Now, he’s the president and chief operating officer for Marco’s (and was featured earlier this year on CBS’ Undercover Boss ).

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Adair on teambuilding and motivation. Although keep in mind that the team must also create a balance between Achieving the Task , Building & Maintaining the Team, and Developing the Individual. michael cardus is create-learning Referenced: Thomas, N. (Ed.). London: Thorogood.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 2, 2010

The problem was compounded in 2004 when the structure was changed to expand oversight of the cemetery from two organizations to four. Standards Matter: In reading the reporting, I get the feeling that no one was setting the standards by which an institution as important as Arlington should operate.

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Too many times you have leaders who came out of operations as big shots and become isolated and hear what the world is through 4 or 5 people who report to them.” For instance, in 2004 a group of employees travelled to Mexico, where they rebuilt an orphanage and a community center. He prefers to get see things first hand. “I

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

His book, Lessons from the Navy: How to Earn Trust, Lead Teams, and Achieve Organizational Excellence is loaded with advice to help all leaders aspiring to operate at the highest levels. A few months prior, I had been selected to be executive officer, or XO (Chief Operating Officer), of U.S. Naval Hospital Rota, Spain. Be proactive.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

What are your motivations for wanting to own your business? But Chrysler was in bankruptcy, and we didn’t know whether our Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership that we opened in 2004 would survive the ax of the bankruptcy court. Early on in my business life, I was naïve about the motives of some people. Ours did; over 700 did not.)

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2014

When we started our first restaurant in 2004, our goal was to create a place where people wanted to not just eat but also to work. Motivating People to Perform at Their Peak. Customer service Managing people Morale Motivation Organizational culture' But what would this employee-centric vision look like in practice?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Through my leadership development work with the United Nations (UN), I’ve been privileged to work with professionals who operate in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. Their missions’ success rests on their ability to stay resilient and perform effectively in adverse circumstances. Compassion.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2013

While these factors are important, in my experience they are best leveraged when employees are engaged, aligned, and motivated to win. To align and motivate employees to work together, we eliminated all four centers and created one new streamlined operation in New Jersey. Internal tribalism was hurting the company.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Stock-based incentive compensation aligns the self-interest of management with shareholders, and a performance-based pay system increases employee motivation. And I witnessed its truth firsthand as the CEO of Merck in 2004, when our earnings were going to fall short of analysts' expectations. The stock market is short-term-oriented.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. Coca-Cola, for example, faced a water shortage in India that forced it to shut down one of its plants in 2004.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

Gifts from the private sector can help these organizations grow, undertake projects they would otherwise be unlikely to afford, offer more job security to their employees or more incentives to their volunteers, improve their operations, and ultimately thrive.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In 2004, CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove extended the expectation of measuring and publicly reporting outcomes to other clinical areas. Annually reporting our results, whether good or bad, motivates us to improve them. In 1998, we began publishing and distributing that data to referring physicians.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

That’s because spending time alongside other motivated and successful people can have positive effects on our own success. For instance, a 2014 study found that communication with motivated and successful nearby leaders can lead to higher aspirations and better investment behavior.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

For example, it increased both the number and status of safety personnel, and it strengthened safety operating procedures. The problem is that these safety-related behaviors fade over time and other motivating forces come to the fore, gradually launching the seeds of the next error.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

While former management consultants are not frequently chosen as CEOs — our research noted 28 former management consultants with five-plus years of consulting experience out of a total of 541 CEO transitions between 2004 and 2010 — the evidence we’ve uncovered here would suggest that, as a class, they are fully worthy of consideration.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

TQ – Technical/Operational Quotient Top leaders know the business. They have the operational skills to make things happen. MQ – Motivational Quotient Top leaders are super-motivated. MQ – Motivational Quotient Top leaders are super-motivated. Again, the news is good. They are ambitious. They travel a lot.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

They’re part of something bigger than a burger joint; they work for a company that gives back to the communities in which it operates. With another small but meaningful app feature, we’d helped our employees remember the purpose in their work. Of course, we’re not going to launch a new app every day.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

This has a notable impact on employees in the civil service who operate under a readily changing political class. The ability to protect senior civil servants from any politically motivated appointments is done to ensure that the machinery of government doesn’t grind to a halt with each change in administration.

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