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Bonus or No Bonus? | N2Growth Blog

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I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. I now own two small construction companies, I believe this industry could actually change to commission//Salary. However I took great care of the team I had on my own outside of their quarterly bonus. An idividual either has it or doesnt. a 12 month project.

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Vision vs. Mission | N2Growth Blog

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In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure. Vision never drives mission.

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Wal-Mart Leadership Sweeps $24 Million of Bribes Under the Rug

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He knew so much, he explained, because for years he had been the lawyer in charge of obtaining construction permits for Wal-Mart de Mexico. Is Bribery an Ethical Condition of Doing Business in the Global Economy? They found a paper trail of hundreds of suspect payments totaling more than $24 million. In the midst of this debate, Ms.

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CEOs Who Began Their Careers During Booms Tend to Be Less Ethical

Harvard Business Review

” Imagine you were sitting in the audience that day, about to begin constructing your career. Based on these previous findings, we wondered: Would CEOs who began their careers during boom times be less ethical? Our question stemmed from the idea that prosperous times are often linked to ethical missteps.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

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To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. The key is to develop determination and commitment for the process.

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Enough is Enough

Harvard Business Review

In the days since, I've been thinking about how little real value that yacht provides, even to its owner, and how much impact the $200 million in construction costs, and the $5 million a year in upkeep, could have on the lives of tens of thousands of needy people. I felt slightly sickened.

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The Social Franchise Model Works in Times of Uncertainty

Harvard Business Review

When my organization, Education For Employment , began operations in 2006 as a demand-driven answer to Arab youth unemployment, I felt that creating a social franchise model was the best way to meaningfully address an issue of this scale. Find ethical, networked leaders at the local level. Local legitimacy leads to resiliency.