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One of the 10 commercial partnerships with home energy technology companies GE announced this week was SunRun, a home solar company. Now both companies are in the business of getting panels on people's roofs

The organic farming couple talk about their groundbreaking program to give veterans career options. The Archipleys run a small organic farm near San Diego where they try out course work for Veterans they train in hyrdroponics and other sustainable farming techniques.

There's no doubt that entrepreneurs have the passion and mindset to develop innovative business ideas.

How do great managers cultivate excellent performances so consistently? Sometimes it's about moving a star into a supporting role. We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from First, Break All the Rules (1999) by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman.

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"I'm a big believer in stretch goals—you have to push yourself way outside your comfort zone," says former Navy SEAL and Leadership Under Fire instructor Rob Roy. "If a person does 50 push-ups, we know he can do more." When benchmarking for success at your company, don't be afraid to set high goals for your employees

Richard Miller has had one of the toughest jobs in higher education. The Olin Foundation tapped him a dozen years ago to create an engineering college on a hilltop in the Boston suburb of Needham.

Stanford University Taught by: Tina Seelig and Tom Byers Each year, a dozen Stanford students get front-row seats for business drama at its most compelling. Mayfield Fellows spend a third of their nine-month class interning in young Silicon Valley companies, where "anything you can imagine happening in a high-growth, high-impact company has happened," says Tina Seelig, executive director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program

With today's workplace dominated by creative workers, it has become important to know what qualities they admire. Are organizations embracing these values

What qualities make an executive?

Stedman Graham is chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates (SGA), a management and marketing consulting company that specializes in the corporate and educational markets. Clients have included Merrill Lynch,