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    RSS October 2011 Perspectives

    • Firms turn to riskier financing February 21, 2012
      Banks denying small businesses loans keep demanding what they can't have - collateral - and the disconnect is forcing firms to look elsewhere. […]
    • Frozen-food firm overcomes economic woes to make a million February 21, 2012
      Rosana Santos Calambichis was only two years into operating her business Big Chef, a Hollywood, Fla., frozen-food company, when it was hit by Hurricane Wilma in 2005. […]
    • 5 ways to escape middle-management hell February 21, 2012
      Tired of responsibility without rewards? The best way to get out is to strike out on your own. […]
    • Starbucks wristbands created these jobs February 18, 2012
      Starbucks has raised more than $7 million by selling 'Create Jobs' wristbands. The company expects the program to create 2,300 jobs as the money makes its way to small businesses and nonprofits […]
    • Dumping China for American job shops February 17, 2012
      U.S. small businesses that initially rushed to Chinese factories to get their products made are now dumping them for American manufacturers. […]

    How Centered Leaders Acheive Extraordinary Results

    Consider that:

  • About 10% of Americans are taking some form of antidepressant .
  • In an average year some 30 million Americans drive drunk
  • 14% of the population suffers from chronic insomnia.
  • 15% to 18% of people have had a sexual partner other than their spouse while married.
    Only humans could routinely overlook human beings as an important part of the mix in the discussion about business. It should come as no surprise. These issues a) aren’t as academically fascinating to us as corporate ethics and finance, b) are messy, and c) often hit too close to home. It’s no wonder they get pushed aside.

    • Harvard Business Review 2011 • Dan Pallota

    Five Management Styles