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Virginia CEOs Report Economic Outlook in 2014 2nd Quarter Survey

Robins School of Business – Virginia Council of CEOs survey shows significance of talent gaps in small and mid-sized businesses.   Each quarter the Virginia Council of CEOs (VACEOs) and University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business partner to take…

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“All In” With Keynote Speaker Chester Elton

  Wow! Can I hear an “Amen!”? I say, “Ah, yeah!”   Among professional speakers, Chester Elton could be considered a rock star. His corporate culture presentation at the Retreat this year, complete with sound bites, video clips and deeply…

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Matt Blumberg, CEO of Return Path, on Creating Culture in the Workplace

This year’s VACEOs Annual Retreat program was chock full of outstanding speakers. After we were inspired by Rita Gunther McGrath’s “MarketBusting” session, we didn’t miss a beat and kept the energy flowing straight through lunch, where we asked Matt Blumberg,…

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MarketBusting with Rita Gunther McGrath

  It’s not every day you get to hear one of the world’s top experts on strategy and innovation speak, but that’s exactly how we began our 2014 Annual Retreat. If you missed the event this year, you missed an…

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Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast

The statement above is attributed to business guru Peter Drucker.  I don’t think Drucker wanted to diminish the importance of strategy, but instead wanted to dramatically illuminate how little focus most managers pay to corporate culture. There are some firms…

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