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BEST FROM AROUND THE WEB
As usual the world wide web offered up multiple 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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How top companies breed stars
by Geoff Calvin
From Fortune.com, Sept. 2007
An excellent article about how top organizations create leaders, many of whom go off to run other companies. Of course,
these organizations have lots of resources for training and development, but it's interesting to see how much focus is being
placed on creating these leaders.
READ THE ARTICLE
Morningstar's Changed: How does your fund rate?
From The Street.com, Oct. 10th 2007
A very interesting article on how Morningstar has changed their rating system for mutual funds, putting a much heavier weighting
on corporate culture. Also, a system of demerits has been set up to lower ratings on organizations with poor or inadequate
compliance and regulatory functions.
READ THE ARTICLE
Samsung CEO Yun Picks Google as New Role Model
by Cho Jin-seo
Korea Times, October, 2007
This article describes how Samsung is working to emulate the creative culture at Google. It also describes how they initially
emulated Sony, until they actually went beyond Sony in terms of revenue in 2005. From the description of the management team,
it seems unlikely that Samsung will be able to pull this off, should be interesting to watch over the next few years.
READ THE ARTICLE
Building an Effective Corporate Culture, One Decency at a Time
by Steve Harrison
CIO.com, June, 2007
This article initially struck us as just plain common sense, but the further we read, the more intrigued we were. A good
dose of decency in today's business world might just do wonders!
READ THE ARTICLE
JUST FOR FUN
A Few Quotes to ponder:
"People can live without air for a few minutes, without water for a few days,
without food for a few weeks and without new thoughts for years on end."
"There is one big difference between genius and stupidity, genius has limits"
"Never bet on a loser because you think his luck is about to change"
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KEYSTONE NEWS
KeyStone announces the addition of Lars Leafblad as Vice President
KeyStone Search is proud to announce that Lars Leafblad has joined the organization as Vice President. Lars was most recently
employed by the Humphrey Institute at the University of MN as a Director of Development. Earlier he served as the Assistant
Director of Alumni and Parent Relations at St. Olaf in Northfield. To see Lars' full profile
click HERE.
Rebecca Yanisch takes part in International Women's Leadership Forum
Rebecca Yanisch, Principal/Partner at KeyStone Search took part in this year's International Womens Forum Conference in Chicago
earlier this month. This was the 25th anniversary conference, titled "Women Who Change the World, Shaping the Future". The
mission of the forum is advancing womens leadership across careers, cultures and continents by connecting the world's most
preeminent women of significant and diverse achievement. To read a full summary of the Forum
click HERE.
Marcia Ballinger, PhD. named to the Capella University Board of Directors
Marcia Ballinger has been elected to the board of directors of Capella University. Capella University is an accredited
university that offers over 100 specializations in graduate and undergraduate degree programs. The online university
currently serves nearly 20,000 students from all 50 states and 56 countries. Capella University is accredited by The
Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).
The following is a partial list of recently filled and open search assignments.
RECENT/CURRENT SEARCHES
The following is a partial list of recently filled and open search assignments.
Recently Completed Searches Include:
President - Northwest MN Foundation
CFO - Search America (Health Care Tech Company)
Director of Labor Relations - Canadian Pacific Railroad
Vice President - The Prouty Project
Executive Director - Minnesota Women's Campaign Fund
CEO - HealthEast Bethesda Hospital
COO - Northwest Area Foundation
Director of Sales - Heraeus-Vadnais Technology
Director of Operations - Heraeus-Vadnais Technology
Current Searches Include:
CIO - Construction Industry - Minneapolis
Executive Director - Early Childhood Non-Profit - St. Paul
CIO - Healthcare System - St. Paul
VP of Development - Foundation - Minneapolis
Director of Organizational Leadership - Manufacturer - St. Louis
Chief Administration Officer - Faith Based Non-Profit
Major Gifts Officer - Faith Based Non-Profit
VP of Human Resources - Manufacturing - Indiana
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