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Leading for Growth

Leading for Growth

Hardcover

Series: Jossey-Bass Leadership, Book 37

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Publisher Price: $27.95

ISBN10: 0787986070
ISBN13: 9780787986070
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: Mar 16 2007
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.95
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
How any business leader can create an atmosphere of competitiveness for exceptional growth

When Ray Davis took over the local 40-person South Umpqua Bank in 1994, many people in the industry poked fun at his insistence that employees answer the phone with a cheery World's Greatest Bank. Eleven years, $7 billion in assets, and 128 branches (or bank stores in Umpqua lingo) later, the moniker seems quite apt. Other banks scratched their heads when Davis sent his tellers to Ritz-Carlton to learn customer service and were intrigued when he hired a cutting-edge design firm to completely re-think retail layout. Now, with a top design award under their belt, a name change (there never was a North Umpqua bank), and a completely new definition of the banking business, Umpqua has become the darling of the entrepreneurial press and a growth powerhouse. The New York Times calls Umpqua Starbucks with tellers.

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