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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

Gordon Berridge: Our readers, with mining knowledge, will be will be familiar with the name Sam Walsh and Rio Tinto, but to provide a complete sketch of your background, would you please share a brief summary of your career history? I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career. Rio Tinto provided that opportunity.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

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Unresolved conflict often results in a loss of productivity, stifles creativity, and creates barriers to cooperation. Closing gaps becomes much easier when you can position differences as non-adversarial and operate within a framework of trust. If so, you likely have issues with conflict. I Think Not.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? However when a situation can be seen through the lens of difference, and a position is simply a matter of opinion not a totalitarian statement of fact, then cooperation and compromise is possible. Thank you for sharing.

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John Wooden: What the Obituaries Missed

Michael Lee Stallard

The character values, or blocks of the pyramid, were: industriousness, enthusiasm, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, self-control, alertness, initiative, intentness, condition, skill, and team spirit. Coach Wooden operated a meritocracy that treated every player fairly. He is responsible, in part, for the person I am today.”

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

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I have been generally well regarded throughout my career for building extremely effective teams, and what I can share with you is that team building is not about equality at all. They are simply meant to foster a spirit of cooperation. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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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. Our story is not unique. Winning Over Conscious Consumers.

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Four Reasons why Civility in the Workplace is a Must | You're Not.

You're Not the Boss of Me

Leaders who operate from a platform of good manners and civility know that: Everyone likes to feel acknowledged and important I started my work life in the mailroom of a bank. Civility is key to building relationships and reputations through Social Media Today, workplaces extend beyond our walls and borders through technology.

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