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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

Modern Servant Leader

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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Lots of Employees Get Misclassified as Contractors. Here’s Why It Matters

Harvard Business Review

All of these issues rushed back to mind recently when the political leadership at the current U.S. For a deeper look into the distinctions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the 2015 guidance document ). Hence the issuing of our now-retracted guidance in 2015. of employment in 2005 to 9.6% These distinctions matter.

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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

Modern Servant Leader

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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America’s Transportation Infrastructure Needs Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

After extensive consultation with pilots and other experts, the FAA has proposed a rule change that might allow operational use of tablets. A little humility, a willingness to listen, and an inclination toward cooperation can go a long way to defuse tensions and open minds to support new ideas. infrastructure problems.

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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

The prevalent model of startup cooperation in recent years has been corporate venture capital and accelerators (CVC&A). From 2012 to 2015, the number of global corporate venture capital deals almost doubled, and their investments quadrupled, to $29.1 Harnessing Big Potential While Minimizing Risk.

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What We Can Learn About Resilience from Female Leaders of the UN

Harvard Business Review

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. I try to always be kind, candid, cooperative, respectful, and open, while also being firm.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Fatal Flaws of Corporate Thinking

Strategy Driven

As companies operate, all make honest and predictable mistakes. ” “If you don’t cooperate with me, I’ll bring you down.” The emphasis is upon the latest slogans of mission but does not look closely at how its systems operate. Morale wavers and becomes uneven, per operating unit and division.