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Servant Leaders Achieve Extraordinary Results

Rick Conlow

Adam Grant, management researcher and professor at the Wharton School of Business, shows in his book Give and Take that servant leaders are more productive and more highly regarded by employees. Also, research by Schaubroeck, Lam, and Peng (2011) found servant leadership at the team level gained 10% in performance.

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How to Activate Team Creativity and Innovation

Organizational Talent Consulting

Evidence from a large-scale study revealed that training and development positively affected innovative performance by building employee competence and organizational commitment. Evidence suggests that a servant leadership style improves employee productivity and creativity. It is in this environment that employees can be creative.

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Reshoring Myth Explodes: Ofshoring Opaces Onshoring Every Year Since 2004 Except 2011

MishTalk

reshoring train that so many predicted has yet to leave the station.” Surprisingly, some of the top sectors for reshoring from 2011 to 2015 are also sectors that have led the pack in further offshoring over that same period. consumer demand, rather than reshoring of automobile production. If only this were true.

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Reshoring Myth Explodes: Offshoring Outpaces Onshoring Every Year Since 2004 Except 2011

MishTalk

reshoring train that so many predicted has yet to leave the station.” Surprisingly, some of the top sectors for reshoring from 2011 to 2015 are also sectors that have led the pack in further offshoring over that same period. consumer demand, rather than reshoring of automobile production. If only this were true.

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

Rita High School, where I learned to develop group and individualized training toward specific goals — namely, competing in band competitions or performing in concerts. L&D, goal-setting theory of motivation, and leadership training took shape during those five years with the band. They offer an app for Android and iOS.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). References: Beswick, C., Bishop, D., &

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Business Book Review: Steve Jobs

Management Consulted

This week’s post is on Steve Jobs - written by Walter Isaacson (2011), the CEO of the Aspen Institute, former chairman of CNN and the managing editor of Time magazine. This book will train you to think differently and see business from a different perspective. ” or “Why didn’t I ever think that way?