Developing A Service Culture: A Leader's Guide to Success

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Ryan D. Bricker

We have all experienced what it feels like to have a memorable customer service moment. It's a moment when your expectations were not only met, but were absolutely blown away. You can make an emotional connection to a business or a brand because of that one experience. ... More »

Developing Future Leaders: A Case Study

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Julie Bjorkman

Much of the research on leadership development focuses on the individual who already is in a leadership role. But what would happen if the focus was on those in pre-management roles and helped leverage their development for future management and leadership opportunities... More »

Executive Development's Role in Strategic Planning

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Scott Saslow

It is a terrific idea for executive-development professionals to play a role in the strategic-planning process, the formation of high-level goals and execution plans. Why? Strategy formulation is the process of choosing the best path for an organization, based on custom... More »

Getting People to Be a Team

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Iqbar Noor

Great teams are a pleasure to work with. They deliver great results, excite people to perform at peak levels, and become memorable role models for others. In a great team there is a collective push for excellence, for finishing, and for finding solutions to obstacles th... More »

What Corporate America Can Learn From Physicians: It's All In How You Treat People

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M. Penny Levin

It is clear that people are less likely to sue doctors whom they believe are acting in the patient's interest and who communicate clearly and kindly. Doctors discovered that good bedside manner is good business. This same principle holds true for business, good corporat... More »