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From Words to Worth: Navigating the True North of Organizational Values

Mike Cardus

2015), have unveiled the influence of corporate culture on organizational success. The true measure of an organization’s culture is not found in its mission statement but in the employees’ perceptions of top management’s trustworthiness and ethical behavior (Guiso et al., Sapienza, P., & Zingales, L.

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What drives you into the sale? And drives you out with the order?

Strategy Driven

Got a company mission statement? Dude, it’s your MISSION. It’s your mission. The reason you’re not following your company’s mission statement, is because you had nothing to do with its preparation. It’s a mission statement you’ve seen five-hundred times — but you can’t recite one line of it.

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6 Reasons to “Fire” Clients!

Marshall Goldsmith

6. No longer match your mission statement and values. This category includes people who regularly belittle us, people consumed by addiction, or people who make dangerous ethical lapses that could compromise our livelihoods. Don’t present any more potential business. 3. Don’t refer business. 4. Are no longer profitable.