Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Ben : Great and Larry what I’d like to do before we dive into the questions that I know everybody is wondering about from your take on servant-leadership is, I’d like to just kind of get a feel of who Larry is. I’m fortunate to count Larry among my mentors and friends. The full transcript is below. Read the Transcript.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Ben : Great and Larry what I’d like to do before we dive into the questions that I know everybody is wondering about from your take on servant-leadership is, I’d like to just kind of get a feel of who Larry is. I’m fortunate to count Larry among my mentors and friends. The full transcript is below. Read the Transcript.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2015

It’s not that some organizations ‘click’ and others do not. As companies operate, all make honest and predictable mistakes. Those with a willingness to learn from the mistakes and pursue growth will be successful. The saddest fact is that businesses do not always know that they’re doing anything wrong.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

While the thought that all employees should have an equal say may get some air time in business school, I have found that often times the theoretical discussions that take place in halls of academia have little to do with the realities that exist in the world of business. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Here are a few of this year’s headline makers and the lessons that can be learned from each of them. Based on extensive research and years of practical experience, Closing the Execution Gap outlines five prerequisites for effective execution and five ‘Bridges’ that differentiate companies that do it best.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 4, 2011

It’s not that some organizations ‘click’ and others do not. As companies operate, all make honest and predictable mistakes. Those with a willingness to learn from the mistakes and pursue growth will be successful. Each branch has its proper responsibility and should learn to interface with the others.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Some may believe that civility is a minor consideration in the workplace, especially now when we are pressured by time, having to do more with less and plagued by looming deadlines and demands. When this happened, I actually felt like I belonged, that I was doing something that had value. Who has time to be polite?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The burgeoning Ebola crisis hit home for Americans the other week with the death of a Liberian man in Dallas. Hierarchical command-and-control is slow and operates less on incentives for solutions than on avoiding criticism or mistakes. We shouldn’t be surprised. That’s important.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Solo efforts and individual stars used to decide the fate of soccer matches. As a result, the space and time available to players has become smaller, forcing them to pass faster and interact more closely. Indeed, these teams seem to use swarm intelligence, making decisions collectively and coming up with innovative moves on the fly.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 13, 2009

Leaders hate it because it becomes just another thing to do. In this scenario too, the performance review often becomes something we do to people rather than with them. So, what to do? In other words we operate on the principle that equity means treating everyone in the same way.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

New research, led by a team from McKinsey Global Institute in cooperation with FCLT Global , found that companies that operate with a true long-term mindset have consistently outperformed their industry peers since 2001 across almost every financial measure that matters. We calculate that U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Through my leadership development work with the United Nations (UN), I’ve been privileged to work with professionals who operate in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. It’s by doing high-quality, objective reporting that we help alleviate suffering.” “These people are traumatized. Resilience.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Solo efforts and individual stars used to decide the fate of soccer matches. As a result, the space and time available to players has become smaller, forcing them to pass faster and interact more closely. Indeed, these teams seem to use swarm intelligence, making decisions collectively and coming up with innovative moves on the fly.

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