Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 7, 2011

I explained my reason for the three words – to give us a focus at a level above goals – that would guide our conversations, decisions, and actions. We are in the process of forming a new team and want a strong team ethic and identity towards our key stakeholders. We at the Kevin Eikenberry Group do that too.

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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? My recommendation is not to hand-cuff or bridle your CEO, rather give the CEO room to lead, maneuver, innovate and succeed.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

James Heskett and John Kotter found that organizations with strong corporate cultures realized over eleven years revenue growth of 682 percent, employment growth of 282 percent and stock price growth of 901 percent. Reputation drives your ability to attract new customers, retain those you have, and even to increase your prices.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Conceptualize your own personal goals. Understand conflicting societal goals. I have produced videos with stars from Audrey Hepburn to Vincent Price, plus television public service announcements. Amplify discussions on community standards and ethics. Exemplifying ethical behavior. That was another lifetime ago.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

In an organizational setting this applies equally, where people empower themselves through creativity, innovation and superior customer service.”. We give a lot of lip service to creativity and innovation, in particular how leaders can "unleash" creativity in their organization. Jennifer V.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

They want the companies they buy from to trade in an ethical and responsible way, and for the organizations they work for to not only make a positive difference to the world, but to offer them work that is fulfilling and enriching in equal measure.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Type "innovation" into hbr.org and you will get nearly 4,700 results. For many ills, innovation is seen as the panacea — management's equivalent of motherhood and apple pie — and few would challenge its significance. The word "innovation" comes from the Latin word "novus" meaning new. Gross Margin Uplift.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. Large corporations have HR departments that trained to help and also many have anonymous phone lines where you can report companies’ ethical violators, workplace abuse.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. Leads Tuck’s incredibly innovative coaching program. Leading innovator in HR for over 25 years.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Setting goals that are too low. In order to complete the chain, organizations must insist that suppliers, professional services counselors and vendors show demonstrated quality programs, as well as ethics statements. Premium pricing for preferred goods/services. Faster innovation. Failing to emphasize training.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2012

To many, the obvious candidate for measuring corporate performance is share price. Was your only goal to minimize time spent (in which case you skipped lunch) or to maximize time spent (in which case you are still eating)? Some want to hold their shares for only a short time and care only about tomorrow's stock price.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I found it to be helpful because it bridges the gap between Big Company Processes, and smaller entrepreneurial start-up goal-setting. In the example above, they would outline (among other things) the process of targeting customers, approaching them, enabling them for usage, obtaining feedback on price points, and ultimately having them buy.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2011

For more than a quarter century, the mantra, of course, has been that corporations' primary focus should be on shareholders and the primary goal should be to "maximize shareholder value." Does stock price accurately reflect intrinsic value? Among the questions they raise: shareholder value over what time frame?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

There have always been convenience stores in the UK, but the shabby, independent corner shops are giving way to sparkling new outlets run by the supermarket chains full of fresh merchandise, albeit at premium prices. Aldi offers not just low prices, but convenience. You might wonder how anyone can make money with such low prices.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

This fuels your creativity and ability to find innovative solutions, because you’re no longer constrained by the experience of a single role. However, the decision and its outcomes might conflict with your ethics. You’ll be able to achieve your goals and build key relationships. And you need one another to achieve your goals.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

But sustainability needs to be viewed as much more of a how concept, like quality or innovation. And as with quality, this isn't just about ethical or aspirational hopes — acting with sustainable values, for example, as covered well by many, including Dov Seidman in his book How. But most companies are missing a big step.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Unprofitable pricing. Repairing ethically wrong actions. In addition to financial, cover-up costs can include the effects upon morale, activity levels, productivity, decision making, creativity, adaptation and innovation. The Big Picture of Business – Setting, Meeting, and Benefiting from Goals. Excess overhead.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Crucially, he concludes that our unconscious mental frames “shape the goals we seek, the plans we make, the way we act, and what counts as a good or bad outcome of our actions.” The focus of people using a resources frame to understand sustainability is often on waste reduction and technological innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Organizational characteristics — cultures, structures, politics, economic resources, their presence or absence, their allocation — put pressure on individuals to behave in deviant ways to achieve organizational goals. drop in asset prices would wipe out the equity of the bank. Ethics Finance Risk management'

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

Sustainability can no longer be a compliance measure or a “nice-to-do”; it’s now a business planning imperative with measures, goals, and explicit value connected to our programs. If the ultimate goal is to create both economic value and social value, how do you strike that balance? We have a responsibility to help others.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

By adding knowledge of the price of the transactions, he increased “reidentification” (the academic term for spotting an individual in anonymized data) to 94%. Economic data tracking can help identify opportunities for innovation and growth. De Montjoye and colleagues examined three months of credit card transactions for 1.1

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2011

Last week, as the eyes of the world were focused on the trials and tribulations of an old-line entertainment mogul, a presentation by a new-wave entertainment innovator were making waves as well. This is the face of business at its best, even if customers debate the latest wrinkles in the company's pricing policies.

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