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HPU: A Case Study in the Extraordinary

Mark Sanborn

The short answer is intentional leadership. When Qubein took the leadership role, the university ’ s culture wasn ’ t defined. It just existed, the culmination of former leadership—the good, the bad and everything in between. Everything operated as its own unit. Leadership by Being Engaged. Groups didn ’ t connect.

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Hackathons Aren’t Just for Coders

Harvard Business Review

Executives at a luxury hotel chain that recently used a hackathon to devise ways to make its customer experience more personal found that employees felt inhibited by some of the company’s performance measures. It could also be a process or a set of operating norms that set the stage for bigger changes.