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Leadership development and peer mentoring at Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs is a company that had more than a century of long-standing respect and authority in the financial world up until the recent economic crisis, which ultimately resulted in allegations of fraud being levied against the company and many of its executives.

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Leadership strategies for integrating EnviroTech into Interclean operations

With the merger completed with EnviroTech, I wanted to take this opportunity to remind our team how we can be a strong catalyst of continued growth of the combined companies, concentrating on making the most of our shared expertise.

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Leadership restructuring at Gene One following founder's death

Gene One is a biotechnology company that has increased its revenues over the past eight years from two to $400 million per year. The company attributes its success to gene technologies which help farmers to produce vegetables without using chemicals.

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Richard Branson's transformational and delegative leadership at Virgin Group

Few leaders so overtly and ostentatiously embody the concept of transformational leadership as Sir Richard Branson. Branson heads the mega company Virgin Group.

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Leadership approaches in Girl Scout cookie sales

Before becoming involved as a Girl Scout Leader, I would have minimized the amount of leadership necessary for the position. Rather than being a true leader, I envisioned that a Girl Scout Leader would simply be the person organizing Scouting activities.

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Leadership changes at GeneOne before its initial public offering

GeneOne is facing some significant challenges in its leadership individuals and structure as the company heads towards its IPO on a fairly accelerated schedule.

~3 min read

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Inspirational and servant leadership for project success

For any project, the first step is to inspire people to want to work on the project. There are few more powerful motivators than inspiration. Inspiration breeds creativity, innovation, hard work, determination and other attributes that comprise the more functional elements of leadership.

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Developing leadership capabilities through directive approach and management skills

Over time, the terms management and leadership have been used interchangeably but in reality; these two terms are essentially different in regard to roles, characteristics as well as functions.

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Leadership skills essential for successful real estate agents

I have many aspirations and many things I would like to accomplish in my lifetime. That said, one of my strongest vocations is establishing myself in my community as a successful real estate agent.

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Self-assessment of leadership strengths for registered nurse practice

Imagine studying your own leadership strengths, weaknesses and coming up with a five I in which a person would need to make improvements? What kinds of theories are needed? One will grasp the various leadership aspects in order to become a better person as a Registered Nurse.

~16 min read

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