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Wrightwood Capital

Wrightwood Capital Case Study The Challege High potential leader exceeds expectations in the technical aspect of job performance but exhibits team behaviors that subtract from organizational culture and morale. The Assessment Lack of clarity about professionalism norms, civility, and respect are subtracting from the team’s ability to establish trust. The…

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Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Case Study The Challege Emerging Leaders Program and Operations Management Development Conference leaders seek to anchor principles of effective teaming in eighty-five of the nation’s top performing teams. The Assessment The unique challenges of each market create distinct challenges to growth and productivity for each team…

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Northern Trust Bank

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Leaders Bank

Leaders Bank Case Study The Challege A de novo bank sought to embed a resilient workplace culture into the norms and values of their organization. The founding leadership team communicated a vision anchored in employee wellness, organizational health, and engaged customer experience. The Assessment As a new team, leadership had…

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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

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Ares Management

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Steve Ritter

Steve Ritter is an internationally recognized expert on team dynamics whose clients include Fortune 500 companies, professional sports teams, and many educational organizations. He is on the faculty of the Center for Professional Excellence at Elmhurst University where he earned the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Steve is the former Senior Vice President, Director of Human Resources at Leaders Bank, named the #1 Best Place to Work in Illinois in 2006 and winner of the American Psychological Association's Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award in 2010. Steve provides ongoing workplace culture consultation to many thriving companies including Kraft Foods, Advocate Health Care, Kellogg's, the Chicago White Sox, AthletiCo, and Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.

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