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	Corporate Culture Developmental relationships How Jorge Pérez built a culture where employees can betrusted with $700 million deals Miami \| September 2008

Mergers and Acquisitions Natural selection How Bob Livonius picks the best companies to acquire atNursefinders Inc. Dallas \| September 2008

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How Selim Bassoul cut 30 percent of Middleby’s business to get the company to No. 1How Susan Nowakowski keeps AMN Healthcare at the topof its industryHow Jorge Pérez built a culture where employees can betrusted with $700 million dealsHow Bob Livonius picks the best companies to acquire atNursefinders Inc.How Mike Bolen keeps McCarthy Building Cos. on top by listening first and speaking secondHow Maaco’s Mark Martino built a bridge between the past and the future following the death of his fatherHow Ken Jones links his employees to goals to get the best out of the Turner Construction Co.How Sheri Tackett uses employee satisfaction to drive profits at Delta EnergyHow Telford Thomas is driving The Washington Hospital toward excellenceHow Tracy Price overcame The Linc Group’s Enronentanglement by focusing on accountabilityHow Jim Kreutzer stimulates growth for Merrill Lynch in a shrinking economyHow Mark Goldston makes United Online greater than thesum of its partsHow Martin Richenhagen redirected AGCO Corp. toward organic growthHow Steve Tirado overcame the challenges of rapid growthto take Silicon Image from good idea to industry leaderHow Martin Hiller is taking The Hiller Group to the next levelby using four guiding principles instead of a missionstatementHow John Maloney Jr. helps Bluegreen Corp. succeed bybuilding relationships both inside and outside the companyHow Bruce Vincent makes Swift Energy’s culture a part ofhis employees’ everyday livesHow Jim Carpenter got Wild Birds Unlimited to take flight by leaving his ego behind

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