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    • Men's underwear leaves the Stone Age January 27, 2012
      FORTUNE -- The days of over-sized jeans sagging from the derrieres of men everywhere are no more. Skinny jeans, tailored pants, and fitted oxfords are de rigeur, leaving little room for excess fabric in the undergarment department. Boxers or briefs used to be the only question men needed to ask themselves, but today, the options have grown. Five years ago, T […]
    • $34,000 in debt, wants to start a business January 27, 2012
      Michele Heyward has a big heart. When friends or family struggle financially, she is always there to help with a mortgage or car payment or clothes for the kids. Recently she has been spending more than $1,800 a month on others. […]
    • Chinese New Year makes U.S. biz uneasy January 25, 2012
      As China celebrates the New Year by ushering in the Year of the Dragon, U.S. small companies with exposure to the country are doing more hand-wringing than rejoicing. […]
    • Behind an expat's wine startup success January 25, 2012
      FORTUNE -- Language and cultural differences make it hard to be an expat entrepreneur under any circumstances. It's doubly hard if the main market for your product plunges into a wrenching economic crisis. And it's even more difficult if your costs are in a country that suffers incredibly high inflation. That's the position in which Michael Ev […]
    • Furniture maker lands coveted spot at State of the Union January 25, 2012
      Bruce Cochrane relaunched his family's furniture company in Lincolnton, N.C., last year, because he wanted to create jobs for Americans instead of setting up shop in China to take advantage of the cheaper labor. […]

    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