Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

” There is an implicit hope that when people – especially managers – hear great words, they will start to exhibit great behavior. Before the energy conglomerate’s collapse in 2001, I had the opportunity to review Enron’s values. I was shown a wonderful video on Enron’s ethics and integrity.

Ethics 137

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

When it’s time to hire for critical positions within your company, consider the training and certification in military systems offered to service men and women. The discrepancy could be attributed to misconceptions like those mentioned above and to misunderstandings on the part of both veteran and hiring manager. Programs like the U.S.

Agility 50

Agility Pharmaceuticals Self-aware Crisis Management 50

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

Leaders consciously or unconsciously lump employees into three categories: the “stars” consisting of those in management as well high potential employees, the much larger “core” made up of solid contributors, and the rest, employees whose contributions and fit with the organization are questionable. That might surprise some.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

For enterprise risk management, key policies include a statement of risk appetite and explicit risk tolerance levels for critical risks. The company's performance measurement and incentive systems, and the degree to which risk management is considered, will also have a profound impact on employee behavior. Set clear policies.

Management 13

Management Banking Committee Risk Management 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

Writing for the Harvard Business Review in 1988, Peter Drucker predicted that in 20 years the average organization would have slashed the number of management layers by half and shrunk its managerial ranks by two-thirds. Between 1983 and 2014, the number of managers, supervisors and support staff in the U.S. in 2001 to 16% in 2015.

Bureaucracy 10

Bureaucracy Organization Health Care Drucker 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

In December, 2001, just prior to filing for bankruptcy, Enron Corporation had approximately $2 billion in cash and no debt coming due. In a keynote speech , he said Enron went bankrupt because of "decisions" made in October 2001. Enron owned the largest natural gas pipeline system in the U.S., Ethics Failure Finance'

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Price Credit Rating Finance Chief Financial Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

And the systemic result of that is crisis, stagnation, and decline. The original Napster was shut down in 2001, but its P2P heirs continue to share pirated files, and it paved the way for the rise of iTunes and Pandora — and the fall of Tower Records. Are you fighting the future — or are you fighting for the future?

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