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Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm on… Recognition, Appreciation, and Celebration

The Practical Leader

Celebration, to the extent that it contributes to the quality of work life, may help explain why both of these companies achieve extraordinary productivity when compared with their peers.”

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Keeping Your People Engaged in Tough Times

Marshall Goldsmith

Heskett and W. In some cases, it interferes with quality and productivity. Marshall: I hear this concern every where I travel these days. Who doesn't? My friend Joe Wheeler, Executive Director of The Service Profit Chain Institute, recently co-authored a book with Harvard Business School Professors James L. Earl Sasser, Jr.

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How to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth

Skip Prichard

James Heskett and John Kotter found that organizations with strong corporate cultures realized over eleven years revenue growth of 682 percent, employment growth of 282 percent and stock price growth of 901 percent. A positive culture will improve the quality of your employees’ work, which further supports your reputation and brand image.

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Links for Digging Deeper Into “Leading a Peak Performance Culture”

The Practical Leader

Review of The Culture Cycle (James Heskett) and key frameworks from it. This follow up session is reserved for senior executives and support professionals such as Health and Safety, Human Resources, Training and Development, Lean, Organization Development, Quality, Customer Service, and related support professionals.

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