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Responsive Leadership: Needed Now More Than Ever

Leading Blog

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. Empathy is considered foundational to workplace cooperation and productive collaboration.

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Your Success Key to Maximizing Potential and Improving Performance

Lead Change Blog

This post is a part of our 2016 Lead Change Group Guest Blogger Series. in the newly revised, second edition of his bestselling book The Laws of Lifetime Growth (Berrett-Koehler, 2016) explains “Growth is a fundamental desire of all human beings. Always Make Your Cooperation Greater Than Your Status.

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Ravi Roy on Teaching Deming’s Ideas at Southern Utah University

Deming Institute

Ravi Roy at the 2016 Deming Institute conference. He is currently working to create the Deming Incubator for Public Affairs at Southern Utah University in cooperation with The W. Roy is Professor of Public Administration for Southern Utah University and a Research Fellow with The Deming Institute. Edwards Deming Institute.

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The 5 Cultures That Determine Your Company’s Success

Strategy Driven

The alignment culture is a company’s “must do” culture, and encompasses cooperation, consensus, and working together toward overarching goals. An acclaimed speaker and executive coach, he advises Fortune 1000 senior leaders on how to create cultures that drive superior operating results. Consider leaving a comment!

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How Companies Can Take a Stand Against Bribery

Harvard Business Review

In 2016, the International Monetary Fund estimated that corruption amounted to roughly 2% of global economic output — between $1.5 Business needs to play a more powerful role in supporting responsible practices throughout every aspect of their operations. Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images. and $2 trillion globally.

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It Pays to Become a B Corporation

Harvard Business Review

At Cabot Creamery Cooperative, we’ve seen firsthand that combining corporate self-interest with support for social and environmental issues is not a costly distraction. ” Benchmarking and Operational Cost Savings. This multi-faceted project also helped Cabot win the 2016 U.S. Our story is not unique.

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

Harvard Business Review

Almost 400,000 Uber drivers in California and Massachusetts reached a $100 million settlement with the company in 2016 (a settlement that was later thrown out by a federal court as insufficient in the compensation it provided the claimants).