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Culture Counts

Leading Blog

But far more important than heroic reputations are the values these captains of industry personified and instilled within their organizations. Corporate America has had no shortage of heroes: Kellogg, Hewlett, Disney, Packard, Kroc, Watson, Ash and Iacocca. There I observed a wide array of Abbott executives, scientists and managers.

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The Big Picture of Business: Institutional Reviews Help Public Companies to Learn from the Downturn and Move Forward

Strategy Driven

There is a sense that company operations are out of control. You have a good reputation and are awake to community obligations. You offer a promising career and future for people with ideas and initiative. Copyright 2007-2012 by StrategyDriven, Inc. External-Marketplace. Your staff is likeable and competent.

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It Pays to Become a B Corporation

Harvard Business Review

In 2012, Cabot became a certified B Corp. B Corp certification encouraged more “whole-systems thinking” around our social and environmental practices, which led Cabot to develop even more robust customer and consumer programs, cut operating costs, and strengthen our brand reputation as a sustainability-minded company.

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Digital Staffing: The Future of Recruitment-by-Algorithm

Harvard Business Review

However, our online behaviors are now also of interest to recruiters and employers, who are desperately trying to translate them into "digital reputations" and use them to find talent online. According to a 2012 survey by Jobsite, 54% of recruiters use Twitter, 66% Facebook, and a whopping 97% LinkedIn, as recruitment tools.

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Could a Four-Year-Old Do What Carl Icahn Does?

Harvard Business Review

In 2012 it was $1.9 And now, just after passing the average life expectancy for an American male , he seems to be in the midst of the best run of his career. stock markets over Icahn’s career, it’s a simple factual assertion — the total return on the S&P 500 has substantially outstripped economic growth. In 2009 it was $1.3

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The Big Picture of Business – The Realities of Branding… Slogans that Mislead

Strategy Driven

Nothing – not even reputable films – should be judged only by fickle box office ratings. My analysis: If the founder is still active in the business and is accessible to customers, then the reputation is upheld. Doing nothing causes much more organizational damage than making mistakes while operating in good faith.

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