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When a Servant Leader is Fired – Market Basket Demonstrates the Cost of Terminating a Servant Leader CEO

Modern Servant Leader

Market Basket Stakeholders Rally to Support Their Servant Leader. Market Basket is a multi-billion dollar, family owned, grocery chain in New England. terminated long-time CEO and apparent servant leader , Arthur T. What is a Servant Leader? is a servant leader.

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Competing on Service: Eleven Ways to Beat the Competition by ‘Hugging’ Your Customers

Strategy Driven

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

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Why You Need Both Knowledge and Wisdom

Strategy Driven

People don’t follow narcissistic leaders unless they are forced to. But they will follow a servant leader into hell and back every time. Being in charge is an opportunity to do good, to serve others in your organization and community. It’s not there for you to use and take advantage of for your own gain. Get the picture?

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