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How Tony’s Chocolonely Created a Purpose-Driven (and Profitable) Supply Chain

Harvard Business

In this article, the authors look at the experience of Tony’s Chocolonely, a Dutch chocolate brand founded in 2005, which set itself a mission to sell 100% slavery-free chocolate. In the cocoa industry, for example, the average farmer cultivates between three and five hectares to earn less than two dollars a day.

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Servant Leaders Achieve Extraordinary Results

Rick Conlow

Most importantly, Sipe & Frick study (authors of the 7 Pillars of Servant Leadership ), found these results over a ten-year period (1995-2005). They create winning cultures through authenticity, teamwork, and personal development. Over 130 micro-learning and career development resources at your fingertips! percent return.

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Rebranding ADEI for the Culture Wars

UPD Consulting

When I founded UPD in 2005, the mission was simple: help build better, higher performing, and more resilient organizations. 2005 was an interesting year. 2005 was an interesting year. But these developments, predictably, have brought considerable backlash. A new site called YouTube had just been launched.

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Back to the Basics in Leadership and Life with former EVP of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort Lee Cockerell

Consulting Matters

Want a common sense, down-to-earth approach for developing leaders, growing organizations, and creating a profitable consulting or coaching business? One of Lee's major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies which was used to train and develop the 7000 leaders at Walt Disney World.

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Refugees Need Jobs. Entrepreneurship Can Help.

Harvard Business

Kauffman research has shown that in some years (1985-2005), young firms have been responsible for as much as two-thirds of new American jobs. I call this the Six+Six Model for entrepreneurship ecosystem development. the total spending on entrepreneurship promotion in developing countries is still miniscule. While the U.S.

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How to Figure Out What Your Side Hustle Should Be

Harvard Business

Entrepreneurship, even in the form of part-time work to complement a traditional day job, can provide a useful hedge against economic uncertainty and a way to develop new skills. ” Don’t just come up with a clever notion; make sure people actually want it before you spend a lot of money developing it.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

In the meantime, Marsh & McLennan was creating Mercer; in 1975, Mercer was developed as the human resources consulting arm of Marsh & McLennan. The firm offers consulting services including strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation, and leadership development. Aviation, Aerospace, and Defense.