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Meet Some of the Happiest People on the Planet
Last week our friends at the Small Giants Community examined the “business of happiness” at Blue Plate Catering, one of the companies we’ve studied as part of the Return on Values (ROV) project. Why …
How to Double Your Market Share in 400 Easy Steps
A few years ago, Ace Hardware had about 3 percent of the U.S.’s market share for paint. It represented a significant part of the organization’s overall business, but the leadership …
Measuring the Value of Culture at Sundog Interactive
“If you’re going to ask people to live in Fargo to work for your company, you have to really offer them something,” says Brent Teiken, CEO of the marketing and …
Is it Time to Hire a CFO?
To hire or not to hire (a CFO), that is the question A colleague of mine at the Center for Values-Driven Leadership was recently approached by some CEOs with the …
Creating a Business that’s Optimized for Personal Growth and a Thriving Culture: Blink UX
By all outward signs, business was booming at Blink UX, a Seattle-based user experience research and digital product design firm: 287 percent growth in three years, with 53% in 2013 …
What’s Your Metric for Success?
Definition of success? I could lose everything and truly be okay with it. ~Tony Hsieh, billionaire and CEO of Zappos This idea of a metric for success was suggested by …
If Sustainability Costs You More, You’re Doing it Wrong. The Do’s and Don’ts of Sustainable Value Chain Management
There is a lot of anecdotal information on what makes a value chain sustainable, but very little data. To change that, we partnered with ASQ, the Institute for Supply Management, …
Three Trends Business Leaders Should Have on their Radar in Today’s Global Economy
Dr. Rodney Ludema (left) makes last minute adjustments to a classroom presentation while brother Dr. Jim Ludema observes. White House Senior Economist Addresses Globalization, Instability, and Market Changes Dr. Rodney …