Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

I speak, when I do, on Permission Based Marketing. And then, I used Permission Based Marketing to market the hell out of each event and sell seats with all the marketing tactics I had at my disposal. Email marketing has no loss to make. at 7:49 AM You’d think all you needed to do was speak! There was no loss.

Succession 171

Succession Library Licensing Ethics 171

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Collectively, these giants employ 300,000 people, the vast majority of which are committed to delivering results, ethically. As much as ‘branded’ companies pride themselves on being differentiated, ‘value-added’ marketers, they continually exchange ‘price buyers’ with their competition.

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Price Discount Brand Incentives 162

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Collectively, these giants employ 300,000 people, the vast majority of which are committed to delivering results, ethically. As much as ‘branded’ companies pride themselves on being differentiated, ‘value-added’ marketers, they continually exchange ‘price buyers’ with their competition.

Price 148

Price Discount Brand Incentives 148

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

As an example, the marketing assistant who receives a comparatively small bonus when contrasted to that of a sales person feels that his/her contribution is minimized and feels treated unfairly. I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

Blog 382

Blog Metrics Brand CEO 382

Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 19, 2011

I spoke about how he helped me learn to read (comics) and gave me a basic ethical structure in relation to crime. It’s a great, ongoing way to practice, practice, practice your public speaking skills with a supportive audience at a very reasonable cost. I chose Batman. I kept it light, funny, and focused. Unported License.

How To 269

How To Audience Class Ethics 269

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Furthermore, last time I checked a CEO can always be removed for lack of performance, or moral and ethical indiscretions, so what purpose do CEO term limits serve other than to disincentivize the CEO? mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s.

CEO 305

CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 305

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the financial derivatives market collapse, Toyota concealing owner reports of sudden acceleration (resulting in a USA man sentenced to prison) and the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Our responsibility is to respect the ethic. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo.

Blog 395

Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 395

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. On with the exam… Section I: Character. Great leaders do the right thing regardless of circumstances, situational context or other influencing factors. Section IV: Tactics. Our Freedom.

Blog 366

Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 366

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Not Customer Focused : Leaders not attuned to the needs of the market will fail. There is so much unethical behavior (what I refer to as situational ethics) at the executive level that continues to create an us versus them environment. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Kevin Excellent summary. Our Freedom.

Blog 420

Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Reward talent, innovation, loyalty, attitude, creativity, work ethic, contribution, and leadership ability…not tenure. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. often evoke feelings of hatred at the mere mention of their name. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s.

Loyalty 419

Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Whether your focus is on customer service, profits, investing, marketing, or company growth a constant awareness of your current position in relation to where you want to be is essential. Cost containment is one (but not the only) factor of company operations. Marketing plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. You have and regularly update-benchmark a strategy for the future, shared company Vision, ethics, Big Picture thinking and “walk the talk.” Study and utilize marketing and business development techniques. Culture and Mission. Philosophy.

Leadership 50

Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Make-good efforts cost more on the back end than doing things right on the front end. Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Research shows the by-product costs of poor quality are high for any business, up to 40 percent.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. Being an ethical and inclusive leader is a central pillar of CMI's Professional Standard. Catch up here.

Policies 121

Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

Companies with a healthy culture gain a positive reputation, not only among employees, but also with customers and the market. Boards see the negative impact of a culture crisis on the value of their companies. They want to work for a company that serves as a role model for ethical and values-centered behavior.

How To 112

How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 112

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I am always so refreshed by the centrality of ethics, doing the right thing, and people as capital – in your work! Whenever some crisis loomed on the Voyager, she was known barking out: “Options?” mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Great insights Susan. ” to the crew. Our Freedom.

Blog 387

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

It's not – Unless the request infringes upon our values, moral or ethical standards using no as a response is just intellectually lazy, avoidance or ego centric – imho [link] mikemyatt So Dan, tell me how you really feel All kidding aside, you and I are definitely on the same page here. Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

Blog 385

Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 385

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. When you find an organization in crisis, you can most times peel back the layers on poor decision, after poor decision, after poor decision.

Politics 375

Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 375

Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A Race to the Bottom If this scenario ever came to pass, the term “work ethic” would be cancelled and parents would stop telling kids to try their best, because fair-to-average would be good enough for them. Here’s why: Who would you call in a crisis or turn to in a medical emergency? When you tolerate mediocrity, you get more of it.

Ethics 108

Ethics Bottom-up Morale Metrics 108

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2016

When a crisis unfolds, we are now quick to say, as General Duane Deal said of the Columbia explosion, that “the institution allowed it.” Second, they don’t consider at a human level how their stated strategic intents shape the acceptable ethical boundaries for those who must turn those intents into reality.

Ethics 8

Ethics CFO Technology Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. Market Failures and Misconduct Risk. But this can also impose costs on people not directly connected to the company.

Company 10

Company Banking Incentives Human Capital 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

There are major costs in the short term too. Many in the microcredit industry believed their own marketing and that limited their willingness and ability to engage in self-reflection, to see the problems of growing too fast, of client over-indebtedness, of political resistance.

Microfinance 15

Microfinance Entrepreneur Crisis Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2011

There's a beguiling little moment in the financial-crisis documentary Inside Job where hedge fund billionaire George Soros describes the principles of oil tanker design. Financial markets are like that, Soros goes on. It is good, and it piqued my interest in what Wilmers had been writing over the course of the financial crisis.

Banking 14

Banking Crisis Letter Hedge 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But, at the end of the day, it is bank leaders and employees who must take the right business, legal and ethical actions under existing law. Manipulation of energy markets. Some of these problems occurred before the 2008 crisis and some since then. Flawed mortgage origination, loan modification and debt collection practices.

Banking 8

Banking Management Ethics Letter 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Business and organizational stories do not hit the public consciousness until there is a crisis. 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. Or, do we now see the need and importance to embrace longer-term approaches?

Ethics 76

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 76

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

So at the Cancun climate talks , one country has already committed to updating it for the 21st century — by including the costs of environmental damage to make the numbers a little more meaningful. When GDP's updated to reflect environmental costs, so must be corporate income statements — otherwise, the math simply won't work.

GDP 15

GDP Hypercompetition IPO Information 15

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

Diversity 350

Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2011

But even the cynics might be willing to admit: given a mysteriously non-recovering "recovery" for a global economy perpetually poised on the brink of perma-crisis , the status quo's out of ideas, out of options, and running out of time. So what went wrong with our path to prosperity?

Bottom-up 17

Bottom-up Follow-up Ethics Crisis 17

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Have to make cuts everywhere else to pay for rising production costs. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Once the PR crisis passes, things will get back to normal. In reality, no single market shift speaks completely for itself. Just took a vacation. We just bought a piece of computer software.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The announcement made the board seem oblivious to the fact that these issues have been center stage since the beginning of the financial crisis and, in fact, are of signal importance to the whole financial services industry and, indeed, to all major corporations. Boards Ethics Leadership'

Banking 8

Banking Fashion CEO Short-term 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

85% of the time, a formal program of crisis preparedness will help the organization to avert the crisis. According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters. Employee theft and shoplifting accounting for 15% of the retail cost of merchandise.

Budgeting 104

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 104

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2018

Poor pay , increased health care costs , and diminished pension plans are certainly core issues — teachers in Oklahoma haven’t received a pay boost in a decade. Teachers perceive themselves and their students as being treated as fungible costs of production, cogs in a bureaucratic machine. What is professionalism exactly?

Education 8

Education Survey Stress Definition 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Among the lessons which we learned from the Y2K Bug exercise were: When they want to do so, company leadership will provide sufficient resources to plan for the future, including crisis management and preparedness (of which computer glitches are one set of ‘what ifs.’). Calculating Each Organization’s High Costs.

Planning 50

Planning Consultative Learning-by-Doing Cost 50

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.&# - Harry S. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Truman Please comment below sharing your thoughts and insights on what you believe defines great leadership. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s.

Definition 370

Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

How do you handle crisis management and preparedness? Adjustments must be periodically made to target markets, definition of terms and modification of strategies. Doing the things necessary to assure revenue (billings, sales, add-on’s, marketing). Walking the Talk: ethics, values, quality, vision.

Strategic Planning 91

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 91

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] ATIG Mike, authenticity and transparency for better and ETHICAL business. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. In fact, you might be interested in reading a previous post that I authored on this topic: [link]. – I'd be interested in your thoughts. Thanks for the suggestion Dan. Our Freedom.

Influence 359

Influence Blog Leadership Video 359

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

Reacting to a Crisis or Emergency. Sales or marketing support. Apply Big Picture thinking toward all facets of the organization… to reduce costs of companies responding to problems with small-picture treatments. Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, longterm growth. What the competition is doing.

Strategic Planning 86

Strategic Planning Benchmarking Long-term Consultative 86