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Better Management Will Help Drive Productivity Improvements

The Horizons Tracker

It’s less common for poor management to be targeted to explain lackluster productivity, but research from Stanford’s Nick Bloom suggests that is a mistake. Weak management Bloom’s World Management Survey was established in 2004 to measure management practices across hundreds of medium-sized firms in the likes of the U.K.,

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Preview Thursday – The Art of Servant Leadership II

Lead Change Blog

Early in our success I was told that when we reached a revenue level of around $50 million, the management team would need to be upgraded to one with experience in running that size company. Servant leadership is not a designed program, nor is it the latest fad in management. Transforming Behaviors Through Servant Leadership.”

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New Leadership for a Changing Workforce

Great Leadership By Dan

The fact is, they still share many of the same traits as their older counterparts (First-Wave Millennials)—raised to feel special, high achieving, tech-savvy, but Second-Wavers (born 1995 – 2004) have some distinct differences that are making managers sit up and take notice. Companies would be well served by following PwC’s lead.

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Re-Energize, Re-Commit, Re-Launch

Steve Farber

I spent 6 years as Vice President of The Tom Peters Company , whose founder and namesake is arguably the most influential “management guru” of our time. The Radical Leap Re-Energized represents a re-launch and a re-commitment to a universal set of life-changing/world-changing ideas. Again: business guy.

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ROI of Executive Coaching 500% Return

CO2

Understanding the ROI of Executive Coaching is crucial for organizations committed to fostering growth, innovation, and sustainable success. ” (March 2004), noted that companies heavily investing in employee development outperformed the S&P 500 significantly, by 17 – 35%, during 2003.

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3 Unexpected Apps for Leaders

Lead Change Blog

How do you renew your commitment to the work, to your people, every day? Plus, Goodreads is a great way to stay current with the literature in your field; you can find other managers or people with similar jobs and follow their reviews, updates and reading lists. Christine has been blogging since 2004 at her site, PurpleCar.net.

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Will Aetna CEO Transform Healthcare (and CEO Leadership While He’s at it)?

Michael Lee Stallard

Bertolini’s message is that healthcare is broken and that he is committed to fixing it. In 2004, Bertolini was seriously injured in a ski accident that fractured his neck in five places and left him struggling to recover his health. Although he still experiences neuropathy in his left arm, he manages the pain with yoga and acupuncture.

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