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Changing The Talent Equation: From Expense to Asset

Rich Gee Group

In business, the adage "penny wise and pound foolish" often describes a short-sighted approach to cost management that undermines long-term success. The consequences of this approach are far-reaching, impacting not only the bottom line but also the organization's overall health and growth trajectory.

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Culture is the Way: 5 Steps to Building a World-Class Culture

Leading Blog

Lukewarm leadership buy-in. Most senior leadership teams consist of accomplished leaders with a wealth of experience, and the last thing the majority of them will want to do is shift their leadership style or change how they have done things for the past ten to twenty years.” Take a bottom-up approach.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. Leadership Lessons. If you screw up, own it. Invest in Technology.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. In servant-leadership terms, this is a failure of the principle, THOROUGHNESS.

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Effective Leadership Begins with a Strong Foundation

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Tabitha Laser: What is leadership? Since joining the workforce more than 25 years ago, and serving as a leader for numerous organizations, it’s apparent that leadership means very different things to different people. A day doesn’t go by where I don’t read or hear the term “led from the top.”

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Insurance Executive Search: Navigating the Landscape of Risk and Reward

N2Growth Blog

Strong strategic leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate teams, are also crucial in navigating the complexities of the insurance sector. Moreover, companies should have effective onboarding and development programs to support executives in their transition and ensure long-term success.

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“In Search of Excellence” Revisited

Leading Blog

Hands-on, value-driven leadership. Buried within the text, Peters and Waterman offer the bottom line of how to identify excellence in companies. Customer capitalists abide by the Golden Rule with customers, whereas financial capitalists make decisions with the bottom line as their only guide. Perhaps not. Love and greed.

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