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Ken Melrose Completes His Service on Earth

Modern Servant Leader

His book, “ Making the Grass Greener on Your Side : A CEO’s Journey to Leading by Serving” cited examples of servant-leadership in action at Toro while teaching and encouraging its practice to readers. I had the good fortune to meet Ken and hear him speak in 2014. The objective was to reach a financial settlement.

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How to Help Someone Discover Work That Excites Them

Harvard Business Review

Much has been written on a leader’s role in motivating, engaging, and bringing out the best in others. Frequently cited is the 2014 Deloitte study that found that “up to 87% of America’s workforce is not able to contribute to their full potential because they don’t have passion for their work.”