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The Big Picture of Business – Ethics… Good for Business

Strategy Driven

In order to succeed and thrive in modern society, all private and public sector entities must live by codes of ethics. Ethics and profits are not conflicting goals. It is during the downturns that strong, committed and ethical businesses renew their energies to move forward. It helps to manage relations with stakeholders.

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Value-Added Leadership

Strategy Driven

Planning, tactics, organizational development. 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.” Culture and Mission. Philosophy. The Big Picture.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Future Has Moved… and Left No Forwarding Address.

Strategy Driven

It is an ongoing process of evaluation, planning, tactical actions and benchmarking accomplishments. Futurism is a continuum of thinking and reasoning skills, judicious activities, shared leadership and an accent upon ethics and quality. Quotes on The Future. “The future ain’t what it used to be.”

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The Big Picture of Business – Quality is Important for Business: Real Quality vs. Arbitrary Metrics

Strategy Driven

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. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Educational and incentive programs should be implemented.

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There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One

Harvard Business Review

The first type is known as tactical performance. Tactical performance is how effectively your organization sticks to its strategy. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. Overdoing Tactical Performance.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

Those vital employees in the business world might include the IT guy, the receptionist, the mailroom manager, the ethics adviser and the secretary to the Board of Directors. On “Gilligan’s Island,” those glue-adhesive characters were the Professor Roy Hinkley and Mary Ann Summers.

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The Making of Legends

Strategy Driven

Amplify discussions on community standards and ethics. Exemplifying ethical behavior. Here is what I wish to inspire via this book: Motivate NPOs to be unique, true to purpose and make differences. Encourage dialog on a Big Picture approach to non-profits. Inspire new dimensions to corporate philanthropy. Helping others.