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Winter 2008

KeyStone Search Winter 2008 E-Zine

We've begun 2008 with a bang and are very grateful for the opportunities we've had, and continue to have, to partner with so many wonderful clients and candidates. We look forward to a great year ahead and welcome your feedback, ideas, or suggestions as we celebrate our sixth anniversary here at KeyStone Search. We wish you a wonderful 2008!

[February, 2008]

IN THIS EDITION

BEST FROM AROUND THE WEB
Interesting articles relating to culture and leadership published on the web this quarter

KEYSTONE NEWS
KeyStone Search continues tradition as a Minnesota Keystone Company.

KeyStone Search partners with American Red Cross – Twin Cities Chapter and Roberts & more, LLC to host executive discussion on crisis management.

CURRENT AND RECENT SEARCHES

Read back issues of the KeyStone Search e-Zine

Best regards,

Bob, Mike, Marcia, Rebecca, Fred and Lars
KeyStone Search

BEST FROM AROUND THE WEB
The world wide web offered up several articles of interest as it relates to culture, leadership and related topics. Here are a few we felt most compelling over the last few months.

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Are you a workplace pyro?: The manager who makes every little problem a three-alarm fire can burn your business. Is it you?
By Patricia B. Gray from Fortune Small Business
July 18, 2007
An interesting article on the perils of overly reactive management styles which is apt to strike entrepreneurs and high performers, leading to inhibited overall team performance and diminished health of the organizations culture.
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A 'breakthrough book' for a breakthrough year
By Harvey Mackay from the Star Tribune
January 20, 2008
Mr. Mackay’s first book recommendation for 2008 comes in the form of "The Breakthrough Company" by Keith McFarland, a book which stands out because of its simple", straightforward language and the proof that many companies, no matter how mundane or unglamorous the product, have the potential to break through."
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Communicating Your Organization's Culture to Job Candidates
From Commongood Careers
A thoughtful, well-written article geared towards non-profit leaders on how to clearly convey information about your organizational culture to job candidates at all stages of the recruiting, interviewing, and negotiation process.
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Countrywide's Chief Salesman and Defender
By Gretchen Morgenson and Geraldine Fabrikant from The New York Times
November 11, 2007
An insightful dissection of the meteoric rise and spectacular fall of Countrywide Financial and its Chairman and CEO, Angelo R. Mozilo.
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Creating a healthy environment at work has its payoffs
By Linda Dums for Appleton Post-Crescent
December 29, 2007
A helpful reminder that building organizational cultures that value health and wellness have economic and physiological benefits for all stakeholders.
Read More

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KEYSTONE NEWS

KeyStone Search continues tradition as a Minnesota Keystone Company.

KeyStone Search partners with American Red Cross – Twin Cities Chapter and Roberts & more, LLC to host executive discussion on crisis management.

Read all current KeyStone Search news items >>

RECENT/CURRENT SEARCHES

The following is a partial list of recently filled and open search assignments.

Congratulations to the following leaders as they begin their new roles!


Nancy Vyskocil
President
Northwest MN Foundation


Barb Yates
Executive Director
Resources for Child Caring


Don Taylor
Vice President Development
The Minneapolis Foundation

Ember Reichgott
Junge

Chief Advancement Officer
Lutheran Social Service of MN

Bjarne Henderson
Director of Labor Relations
Canadian Pacific Railway

Shelli Lampi Director of Healthcare Programs
Dunwoody College of Technology

Jim Reed
Director of Sales
Heraeus-Vadnais Technology

Robert
St. Louis

Director of Operations
Heraeus-Vadnais Technology

Judy Hanne
Senior Major Gifts Officer
Lutheran Social Service of MN

 

NOT
PICTURED



 


Dennis Tapp

Vice President of Human Resources
Colwell Industries

Current Searches Include:

COO – For-profit Service Provider – Oconomowoc, WI
President– Family Trust Office – Minneapolis, MN
VP of Human Resources – Non-profit Senior Living Service Provider – Arden Hills, MN
General Manager – Retail Micro-Marketing Company – Minneapolis, MN
Senior Consultant – OD/Leadership Development Firm – Minneapolis, MN
Director of Organizational Leadership - Manufacturer - St. Louis, MO
Manager of Training and Development – Manufacturer – St. Louis, MO
President – Social and Criminal Justice Non-profit Agency – Minneapolis, MN
Executive Director - Public Foundation for Parks Preservation - Minneapolis, MN

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