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Our Stewardship Responsibility

Leading Blog

In Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A , former executive vice-president and chief marketing officer, Steve Robinson explains that for Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A, the most important phase in the purpose statement was, “ by being a faithful Steward.” The stewardship idea guides their marketing. It’s about relationships.

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8 Traits of Ineffective Leaders | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Not Customer Focused : Leaders not attuned to the needs of the market will fail. link] Lori Meyer This is a great summary of the characteristics leaders must avoid to become and stay effective. link] Lori Meyer Thanks very much for your response…and for this great list. For more check out "Are You Ineffective?"

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Love and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Should the traits mentioned above be more formally cultivated in leadership development programs? And there’s no professional development without personal development… In this case, I suspect those leaders who find it difficult to express their compassion publicly could do so with some developmental work.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. 14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team.

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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Third, corporate VCs and accelerators are costly and complex to operate, turning them into a slow and expensive innovation tool. Top startups already have market leading solutions.

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The Truth About How Uber’s App Manages Drivers

Harvard Business Review

The second is a new lawsuit, Meyer v. These cases clearly point to the importance of understanding how platform-employers operate, and how work is structured within semi-automated, algorithmic management systems. Kalanick , which alleges that Uber’s ability to set prices through an algorithm violates antitrust law.

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Why Wal-Mart Is Making Our Health Its Problem

Harvard Business Review

But if by developing a fondness for boxed pastries you eventually develop heart disease, well, that's your funeral. Whereas in the past, a single grocer could not have much impact on society, in today's highly consolidated market, Wal-Mart touches a significant percentage of the nation's food intake. In a word: scale.

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