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What's Servant Leadership?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Have you ever wondered what servant leadership is? Maybe you already understand the basic concepts but have questions about how servant leadership differs from other leadership styles or if a servant leadership approach is appropriate for your team. For example, consider two employees walking down a hall.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

The most threatening competitor leadership teams face is themself." In the following video, Dr. Chermack provides an overview of the process using a small business case study. link] Performance Accelerator 3: Strategic Leadership. Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality” — William Bennis.

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Euro Sucks Italian Blood; Prime Minister Blames Tax Evasion

MishTalk

The countrys political leadership has proven unable to implement badly needed reforms and the future looks grim. The CGIA research institute in Mestre, near Venice, found that one in two small businesses was only able to pay its employees in installments. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

An Examination of the Importance of Leadership Behaviors and Attributes on Shaping Culture Executive Summary Organizational culture is a critical factor in financially successful companies. Leaders with dynamic transformational leadership attributes and behaviors are effective culture change agents.

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Midsize Companies Shouldn’t Confuse Growth with Scaling

Harvard Business

Over 200,000 midcap businesses collectively employ 34% of the U.S. During the 2008 recession, midcap companies proved surprisingly tough: Fully 82% of them survived to see the recovery (only 57% of small businesses made it through), and midcap companies added an average of 20 jobs each while big businesses were shedding thousands of jobs.

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You Can Be a Great Leader and Also Have a Life

Harvard Business

She formed a group of about two dozen men and women in senior management at law firms, public and financial service entities, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies like Booz Allen Hamilton, Eli Lilly, Marriott, IBM, and Ford who wanted to challenge the notion that work-life balance is impossible for leaders. That was in 2008.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

An MC job is very demanding – there are long hours, lots of travel, analytical horsepower, tough challenging work – but all of that excites me because I feel like I will learn a lot, be able to help some of the world’s most impactful businesses solve their problems, and work closely with elite people in the industry.