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Ken Melrose Completes His Service on Earth

Modern Servant Leader

The Toro Company produces a variety of products in the landscape maintenance field. Billion when he retired in 2005. However, as Ken said in his book, the financials were merely by-products of doing what was right: Everyone has the potential to contribute to achieving the goals of the company.

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Leading For A Better Tomorrow

Tanveer Naseer

It must innovate and re-create its products or services but equally the enterprise itself.” – The Executive in Action, 1996 Can you think of examples of seemingly successful businesses that ultimately failed because they did not innovate and recreate everything from their products/services/processes to the basic fabric of the organization?

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Cognition and Mindfulness: Thinking About Our Thinking

The Practical Leader

Last week 100-year-old Aaron Beck passed away after an incredibly productive life. In 2005, Beck met the Dalai Lama to compare the core principles of cognitive therapy with Buddhism. Goals: Serenity, Peace of Mind, Relief of Suffering. Beck was an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania.

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When Good Employees Do Bad: Six Surprising Behaviors that May Precede a Scandal

Leading Blog

One would think that a company where employees are encouraged to meet deadlines and rewarded for doing so consistently would lead to super-productivity and efficiency. Staying focused on a goal. But when the goal becomes more important to management than the underlying values of the organization, it can lead to a dysfunctional culture.

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Are Customers Or Employees More Important?

The Horizons Tracker

In 2005, Vineet Nayar made waves when he announced that the Indian IT company HCL would put employees first. These disruptions and productivity losses not only slow down operations, but they can also significantly hurt a company’s bottom line.” the researchers explain.

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N2Growth Helps Businesses Combine Strategy & Innovation for a Consumer-First Approach to Digital Transformation

N2Growth Blog

That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. Jean-Louis later managed the business intelligence group for IRI, analyzing product performance to offer insights on pricing, advertising, and category management.

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Lessons Learned from Twenty Years of Developing Leaders

Next Level Blog

My goal with the book was to help leaders understand the expectations that others have of them and what they need to pick up and let go of when they’re moving into big new roles or situations. Likewise, we’ve had around 700 rising leaders participate in our Next Level Leadership® group coaching program since the first cohort we ran in 2005.