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Holding Powerful & Arrogant Bosses Accountable

Coaching Tip

Winston, a former executive responsible for leadership development at the Countrywide Financial Corporation, spent three years in a legal battle against Countrywide, the once-mighty mortgage giant, and its current owner, Bank of America, contending that he was punished and pushed out for not toeing the company line. million in damages.

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Employee Volunteer Programs Make A Difference In The Community

Women on Business

Additionally according to the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and Business Civic Leadership Center in 2005 64% of executives surveyed say that corporate citizenship produces a tangible contribution to the company bottom line. Among executives at large companies, 84% see direct bottom-line benefits.

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Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Deming Institute

They are experts on something but they don’t care much about the structure of the company, they lack the knowledge about planning, accounting or even human resources. In any case, this is an indicator of wasted resources, and wasted dreams. Stephen Gordon CEO Opus Bank. Steve Schulze, CEO Nekter Juice bar.

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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business Review

.” There is a virtuous cycle between productivity and people: Higher levels of productivity allow society to reinvest in human capital (most obviously, though not exclusively, via higher wages), and smart investments result in higher labor productivity. This includes more autonomy and agility as well as inspirational leadership.