By Shideh Sedgh Bina, reuters.com

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“At one European fast-moving consumer food company, a two-year return to company values starting in 2009 did more than allow managers to retain their autonomy. The company trained 15,000 managers and executives on how to tie their daily management and leadership to behaviors that would empower them to take bold action and help them build authentic relationships and create a vision for the future. The company experienced 8 percent growth in 2011, and it is predicting an additional 5 to 7 percent growth this year.”