Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2012

Frank Sonnenberg makes the case in Managing with a Conscience , that the only sustainable way to succeed is the right way—not cutting corners—emphasizing the intangibles like trust, creativity, focus, speed, flexibility, relationships, loyalty, and employee commitment.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Sometimes this relationship will be strong and committed; other times it will be more mercenary in which the commitment is based on an exchange of pay for time and talent. These results can be, in my experience, best conceived as a progression of outcomes moving from intangible assets to tangible outcomes.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2016

Begin with the easy things that you have always tracked — and physical assets such as plant, property, and equipment. So make sure your board, CEO, and the rest of the leadership team is fully supportive and ready to prioritize differently and change the asset mix. If not, your transformation is sure to stall out.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

They didn’t say how or when, but the commitment is clear and endorsed by a reputable partner. Because senior managers tend to focus on the short-term operational and financial aspects of their companies rather than the intangible assets that are worth so much more. In other words, they plan to become water neutral.

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Reputation Intangible Assets Competitive Advantage Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

This means that it is better to return surplus capital in the form of repurchases (or through a special dividend) because increasing the ordinary dividend implicitly commits the firm to maintaining the higher dividend level in the future. The flexibility of repurchases is attractive for other reasons.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MAY 25, 2021

How to Earn Credibility Reputation: You Can’t Run From Your Shadow Karma: Make Your Own Luck Live With Honor and Integrity Do You Take Your Commitments Seriously? 50 Things Money Can’t Buy Welcome to the New Age of Intangibles. Additional Reading: Why Do You trust Some People and Mistrust Others?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

Take, for instance, the age at which people make commitments such as buying a house, getting married, having children, or starting a career. These are all fundamental commitments that are now occurring later in life. So if you believe you will live longer, then options become more valuable, and early commitment becomes less attractive.

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