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Ken A. Smith

We now return to Dennis Bakke and AES Corporation. Our earlier profile showed that Bakke embraces values that reflect SuperLeadership and that he has been effective at modeling and fostering self-leadership in a very personal way. But what happens when a company grows? Even with annual plant visits and an “open door” policy, the corporate leader cannot have a personal relationship with every employee. So how does a SuperLeader foster self-leadership beyond his or her immediate sphere of influence? At AES it happens because of choices that have been made about organizational processes and ...

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