Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

But after the Great Recession of 2007-2009, when developed economies effectively froze in place, their appetites only sharpened. Leaders rate the importance of maintaining a sterling reputation in the countries in which they operate 10 times higher than do laggards — the greatest variance we found. One executive at a U.S.-based

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat. That’s when the usual ethical and moral constraints are sometimes abandoned – always for good reasons, and always ‘just this once’ – in the name of expediency. Feeling safe is a primal human need.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat. That’s when the usual ethical and moral constraints are sometimes abandoned – always for good reasons, and always ‘just this once’ – in the name of expediency. Feeling safe is a primal human need.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Not engaging in planning for future operations: So what are you gonna do about it? Some companies succeed in their early stages because of raw energy. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Interest rates are too high. That’s life.

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 77

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. How much further should we extend ethics? Sadly, many of the perpetrators did not see lapses in ethics… it was legal and just business to them. Formerly sainted icons went down in disgrace.

Ethics 59

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Goals release energy. Without goals, one cannot operate under self-control. Operations continue to streamline and are professional and productive. Copyright 2007-2012 by StrategyDriven, Inc. When people know and have helped set their goals, their performance improves.

Strategic Planning 56

Strategic Planning Goal Planning Budgeting 56

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

Ethics and integrity. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Relate Articles: The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success. These are the ingredients that make a legend: Significant business contributions. Courage and leadership.

Balanced Scorecard 74

Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 74

Strategy Driven

JULY 17, 2015

As companies operate, all make honest and predictable mistakes. Addictive organizations show frozen feelings and ethical deterioration. The emphasis is upon the latest slogans of mission but does not look closely at how its systems operate. Do successful corporations operate without a strategy-vision? All rights reserved.

Self-aware 50

Self-aware System Open-book Learning-by-Doing 50

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Validate your worth to the overall company operation. Become top management’s partner in efficiency of operations. Continuous quality improvement within your own operation. Values benefiting other aspects of the company operation: Quality improved on behalf of the overall organization. Goals release energy.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Goals release energy. Without goals, one cannot operate under self-control. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

Goal 50

Goal Strategic Planning Benchmarking Budgeting 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

One can wake up, realize their energy has been zapped and experience setbacks in their business because he-she was spending disproportionate time on networking. There is no converting them to your more enlightened way of thinking and operating. If one is growing from networking and all parties benefit, it works well.

Committee 52

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

Yet, when the company shifted from being an energy supplier to the hucksterish energy trader, the charitable activities were dispensed with. The way the California energy crisis was handled speaks to Enron’s disdain for media openness. Capitalization is stretched beyond limits, and operations advance in a cash-poor mode.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57