Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 22, 2012

You can learn from Recreational Equipment Incorporated , better known as REI -- an outdoor gear and apparel co-op. As described in Amy Lyman's new book, The Trustworthy Leader , REI concisely articulates its core values in this series of statements: Authenticity -- We are true to the outdoors. So what makes it different at REI?

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By possessing a disciplined set of principles and focusing on carefully developing her leadership skills throughout the process, she was able to achieve her goal of becoming #1 in the translation market that was already dominated by established competitors. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I want to help celebrate the skills of management.” When describing her own management style, Fiona gives credit to Grant Reied, her most recent CEO at Mars, who pushed her to take on tasks she feared she wasn’t capable of. “He He talked to everyone irrespective of hierarchy, and he was someone who you wanted to go that extra mile for.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

REI) charges customers $20 to $40 to tackle the 60-foot climbing walls and structures it has in its flagship stores, offering instruction and also essentially getting customers to pay to try out its mountain-climbing equipment. Even Starbucks started out as a manufacturer before Howard Schultz turned it into an experience stager.)

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Outdoor retailer REI does this well across their channels including email, mobile, website, stores, in-store kiosks, and print. Retailers also use different store formats and new channels to make their brands more relevant and accessible to customers.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

” This division is far from equal, however, with EU data suggesting that remote working is most prevalent among highly-skilled workers, while data also shows that there are regional differences, with remote working most common in Scandinavian countries. “Importantly though, those 113 occupations employ 52% of the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

After a skills training and a 10-week paid internship, 75% of This Way Ahead graduates receive offers for positions at Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic stores. That’s why companies like UPS, Lowes, REI, and Starbucks are in high demand — they all offer some form of health insurance for part-time, hourly employees.

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