Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

John Durfee is a Gulf War veteran and the marketing manager for Airsplat, the nation’s largest retailer of Airsoft Guns including Spring Airsoft Rifles.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2011

Katrina followed that initial success by branching out of her apartment and opening a retail store in Chicago just two-months after her chocolates launched in Neiman Marcus. The employees loved them, and the next thing Katrina knew, her chocolates were being sold in Neiman Marcus.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The purpose of servant leadership, according to Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., In an interview with The HR Digest, Wilson-Thompson talks about her personal leadership style and the power of harnessing the digital transformation of COVID-19 era.

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CO2

JULY 6, 2010

As a reminder, if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of purchase for a full refund. For those who have had concerns, we apologize for any anxiety we may have caused. We hope you love the iPhone 4 as much as we do.

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Steve Farber

MAY 7, 2011

Having started out as an entrepreneur in my late 20’s to early 30’s, I’ve worked for the last two decades in leadership development in the corporate world. In addition to Tom, I count among my mentors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner , co-creators of the legendary Leadership Challenge books and the phenomenal research behind them.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Don’t go it alone… reach out for support through peer groups, coaches and other experts who can help you build your personal resilience and support you in your leadership. Listen to your employees… the further up the leadership ladder you go, the easier it is to get disconnected from the day-to-day realities. Hope to see you then.

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

I am in retail sales and the person who trained me how to tell always told me, "make friends with everyone you can, because you never know what you will want from them in the future. People are endlessly interesting. Everyone has a story, a history, a network, a past, and a future.

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Building Personal Strength

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Is it the clothing retail business? Followers Categories "Tip Clip" video series (9) Behavior (42) Books (17) Brain Insights (40) Character Heroes (23) Cosmos (14) Encouragement (12) Fortune Cookies (27) Inspirational Quotes (49) Leadership (34) Leadership video series (7) Meditation (11) Motivation (15) Movies (16) My Story. (78)

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Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Here you’ll find more than 1500 articles and mini-sagas on entrepreneurship, leadership, creativity and simply how to distinguish yourself. HELLO THERE AND WELCOME. You are a new visitor to this blog. You REALLY should subscribe to our newsletter too - you will get exclusive content that is NOT featured on this blog once or twice a month.

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Rajesh Setty

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Here you’ll find more than 1500 articles and mini-sagas on entrepreneurship, leadership, creativity and simply how to distinguish yourself. She has a particular interest in Media and Retail companies and their transition to a Web-centric world. Posted in the Leadership category. HELLO THERE AND WELCOME. Its even 100% free!

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 5, 2017

Out of the Crisis resonated with me – not because of statistics, but because of the human factors, the psychology, and the workplace dynamics that I already recognized from the workplace, having worked a few part time retail jobs at that point. During my junior year in college, I was running for leadership positions in my fraternity.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 27, 2009

While the sights, lights, art, food, chocolate (oh yes), and all else this place has to offer have been fantastic, there was one particular thing I really wanted to share with you. ] Tweet This Post Tagged as: customer service { 10 comments… read them below or add one } Robin Dickinson December 27, 2009 at 4:36 pm Excellent post, Terry.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

To illustrate them, we describe how Coca-Cola Brazil measures its Coletivo initiative, which has the twin goals of increasing the employability of low-income youths and young adults and strengthening the company's retail distribution channels and brand strength. See our report on the topic for other examples.).

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

The company promised back in 2009 to bring out a Wi-Fi Flip in early 2010. Cisco's leadership is very smart and Wi-Fi is part of the firm's core competence. The proof is Cisco's own 2009 new product promise. The current Flip web site shows no Wi-Fi-enabled cameras. What happened? Smartphones were becoming smarter.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

At the height of the global financial crisis in 2009, the Global Pulse initiative (where I serve as director) was set up by the UN Secretary-General as an R&D lab to find out whether Big Data and real-time analytics could help make policymaking more agile and effective. That same spirit should extend to Big Data.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

It's been nearly a year since Nokia CEO Stephen Elop shot off his burning platform memo as a way of shaking up the phone company's leadership. The book retail platform was not yet burning. For example, in the mobile phone industry, Motorola's margins started to sag around 1994, Nokia's in 2001, and Research in Motion's in 2009.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In 2009 it was reimagined as an online shopping festival. Unlike Amazon, Alibaba is not even a retailer in the traditional sense—we don’t source or keep stock, and logistics services are carried out by third-party service providers. It is now the biggest shopping event in the world. In 2016, Alibaba facilitated sales of $15 billion.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

The tales of two companies, cell phone accessories retailer Cellairis and skin care products maker Rodan + Fields, illustrate the dangers of top-level strategic tinkering. They had the epiphany that they could use cheap retail space – the carts that sit in the middle of shopping malls – to sell mobile phone accessories, mostly cases.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2013

When we surveyed over 300 global executives between 2008 and 2009, one of the primary concerns they expressed was their inability to compete long term without a solid innovation engine that can grow their top line. Apple created the online entertainment business retail pivot. Finding ideas is never the problem — initially. Find Pivots.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It wasn't based on perceived popularity or some other subjective measure, but simply on the basis of how well the stock had performed during the CEOs' tenure — from the first day on the job to the last (or if they were still in office, until September 30, 2009, our last date of observation). His tenure had not ended.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2011

At a major retail bank, early signals of an emerging rift between factions — manifested in very different networks of information sharing — made it possible to save an acquisition before it came apart.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

There are many ways that even a good business with good leadership can be damaged or bankrupted. In 2009, for example, we were having our then-most profitable year ever in the middle of the “Great Recession.” Some things in business and life are simply out of our control.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

At the height of the global financial crisis in 2009, the Global Pulse initiative (where I serve as director) was set up by the UN Secretary-General as an R&D lab to find out whether Big Data and real-time analytics could help make policymaking more agile and effective. That same spirit should extend to Big Data.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2011

Jobs has managed to perform the ultimate feat of leadership — he's embedded himself so deeply within the cultural fabric of Apple that the company no longer needs him. We believe they're all missing the point. This is not the first time that Steve Jobs has left Apple.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

While there are some factors that make social innovation more likely than not — such as intrapreneurs who will champion them — Davis and White find that competing for talent, strong brands, and leadership transitions all correlate with stronger social initiatives.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2016

British retailer ASOS also maintains a popular Instagram account. In 2009 it brought on Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman, who has helped the organization navigate a digital transformation. Jeff Immelt, CEO of General Electric, has decided that GE needs to navigate its own digital transformation.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Departing Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao recently urged his China leadership not to pursue an urbanization policy that neglects the needs and wants of China's significant rural population. And while only 34 percent of the rural population earned more than $882 per year in 2009, this proportion is expected to reach 54 percent in 2015.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Zimbabwe’s new leadership faces a challenging task. The situation stabilized somewhat after the government abandoned the Zimbabwean dollar in favor of a multi-currency system in 2009 and entered a power-sharing deal with the opposition party. An influx of capital could also result in a revival in the formal retail sector (e.g.,

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

Then there''s JC Penney, where Ackman''s push to remake the retailer under the leadership of former Apple Stores chief Ron Johnson has ended in red ink and recriminations. He started developing his famous case against bond insurer MBIA in 2002, and had to wait till 2009 for it to pay off.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2013

And by "market" we mean 188 retail partners. Thus far, Quirky has brought nearly 500 products to market, since 2009 and the level of sophistication and quality continues to grow. Ben Kaufman, the founder and CEO, says there is no limit to what they can create. Even cars?" I asked him, curious about how far his vision holds.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

Experienced executives in this market have gone through at least two large crises over the past 20 years: in 1998 when the government defaulted on its debts, and in 2009 when Russia was infected by the global financial crisis. The old approach to Russia won’t work.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2017

All of these issues rushed back to mind recently when the political leadership at the current U.S. According to a 2009 report issued by the United States Government Accountability Office, a significant portion of independent contracting doesn’t pass the smell test and in fact represents misclassification of workers.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Savage is the author of The Flaw of Averages (Wiley, 2009) and of an HBR article with the same title , chairman of Vector Economics , Inc (VectorEconomics.com), an adjunct faculty member at Stanford and Cambridge, and a frequent lecturer on risk modeling.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

Employee theft and shoplifting accounting for 15% of the retail cost of merchandise. In 2009, for example, more than 550,000 businesses were opened, and more than 660,000 closed. According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Since 2009 McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the J&J division that makes over-the-counter drugs, has had eight recalls, including popular children’s versions of Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, and Zyrtec. It developed the NOOK and has devoted significant space in its retail stores to display and promote it, and it has a broad online library.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Develop Loyalty: Connect with Your Customers Published by Michael Lee Stallard on July 15, 2010 02:07 pm under Media Appearances , Uncategorized , connection culture , human value Now for something completely different!

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

Think about Uber, created in 2009, which is now available in over 400 cities worldwide, fulfills over one million rides on a daily basis, has about 9 million users, and receives more than $1 billion in payments per year. At one level, the answer is quite obvious: Unicorns get big fast.

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