Bill Marquard will return to Guatemala for a series of workshops on values-based leadership. The sessions, from November 26 through November 29, 2007, will be offered to employees and clients of G&T Continental, Guatemala’s second-largest bank, and the Minister of Education and her staff.¬† This is Bill’s second trip to Guatemala this year to support Guatemala Prospera’s efforts to change the nation - and the world - through principles and values.

Some observers wonder whether Wal-Mart might have been able to push its stores into other Chicago neighborhoods if it had put more executive muscle into its Jobs and Opportunity Zones program.

William Marquard, president of Marble Leadership Partners, a Chicago consulting firm, and author of “Wal-Smart: What It Really Takes to Profit in a Wal-Mart World,” doesn’t think so.

“Even if this program was successful, it wouldn’t make the Wal-Mart debate go away,” Marquard said. “The ultimate criticism is driven by the unions, and even if Wal-Mart did a stellar job providing help to small businesses, the unions would still be arguing about wage rates.”

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