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Start-ups, Franchises, Venture Capitalists Oh My!

Women on Business

Top 100 Franchises. AllBusiness AllStar Franchise released winners for the fourth annual “best of the best” franchises of 2012. If you’re looking into Franchises click here to read the full list of the top 100 franchises for 2012. Here is a partial list of some of the top franchises. Domino’s Pizza.

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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

We discovered through a rigorous analysis applying 70 years of Nobel-prize winning economics that Mobsters have leadership teams and structures that enable their success despite continuous efforts to disrupt them. Relentless offers five transformative leadership lessons that leadership training programs must incorporate and promote.

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What Does Equitable Leadership Look Like?

Leading Blog

In Voyager, women finally had a realistic representation of female leadership aboard a Star Trek vessel, one that was determined and decisive but also empathic and willing to listen. In Picard, the recent revival of the Star Trek franchise, it’s clear the character evolves since season one of TNG. So what exactly is going on?

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Strategies to Transform Your Small Business into A Large One

Strategy Driven

However, every small business owner’s primary goal is to have a company that expands and eventually becomes large and profitable. Many business experts agree that the business world is in constant flux, and as such new products and services are crucial to the survival of companies. Consider franchising.

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The CEO of Ace® Hardware on Leadership

Leadership Freak

I asked the CEO of the largest home improvement franchise company in the world, Ace® Hardware, what others saw in him as a leader. He started talking about definitions. Define what leaders do… Continue reading →

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The Case for Leadership Development

Great Leadership By Dan

With “buy-in” in place, development has to start with an assessment that measures skills aligned with the company goals, processes, and cultural expectations. They don’t have anyone at a higher level of management to induce them to develop unless they are members of a franchise that requires development beyond “technical” development.

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How Great Leaders Value People

Lead Change Blog

Consequently, servant leadership quickly is becoming the preferred practice for some of the biggest and best companies in the world. Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, wrote a book called Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others , in which she tells the story of her leadership journey.

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