N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It is much more important that your vision and mission be understood by company employees, and translated into the resultant authenticity of their actions. Your customers don’t care what you put on paper, but they care immensely about whether or not a company’s vision and mission are reflected in a fulfilled brand promise.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2017

For instance, people who entered adulthood during economic depressions tend to be attuned to economic and national security throughout their adult lives , and particularly cautious with their personal and professional finances. Based on these previous findings, we wondered: Would CEOs who began their careers during boom times be less ethical?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. The top 10 companies in the Global Empathy Index 2015 increased in value more than twice as much as the bottom 10 and generated 50% more earnings.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

US News and World Report – One of America’s 25 Best Leaders. US News and World Report #1 Best Hospital in the United States – Fortune ‘100 Best Companies to Work For,’ 14 consecutive years. Garry Ridge – CEO, WD-40 Company. a holding company that operates seven distinct business. President Dartmouth College.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

When all attributes are equal in a competition, the company who gets the contract has a personal connection. Utilizing strengths and the contacts I had made to write the book, I scaled my practice to service women in business—the companies that support them and the companies that they own. Being timid leads nowhere.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

The CFO-GC alliance has always been important because the finance function and the legal function are truly the nervous system of the corporation—sending critical signals to all parts of the company about the accuracy of the financials and compliance with law. Compliance.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Divestment can theoretically address this market failure by limiting investment by the fossil fuel industry by depressing company valuations and thereby increasing the cost of capital. For many companies, most of the capital expenditures are financed from internal cash flows and bank financing.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Divestment can theoretically address this market failure by limiting investment by the fossil fuel industry by depressing company valuations and thereby increasing the cost of capital. For many companies, most of the capital expenditures are financed from internal cash flows and bank financing.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

On the other hand, managers feel that Gen Y employees have unrealistic salary/compensation expectations (51%), a poor work ethic (47%), and are easily distracted (46%). While there is a tendency to blame their employees for generational conflicts, managers in today''s companies may need to rethink their own management styles.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

They had a fuller discussion in 2013–2014 — around the time when media reports of the illicit behavior first surfaced. Executive team members, most who have spent decades at the company, concluded this fraud had to be minor isolated incidents. of deposit accounts could be fraudulent. ” Deterrents to speaking up.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 12, 2015

Thousands of web pages are filled with newsarticles from every US state that talk about city, county and state elected officials along with school boards and other elected bodies all reporting violations of the public trust. Community Involvement book Book Excerpt ethics Leadership' Medical Doctors. Corporations.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Here's a short quiz: When you brought your report card home in high school did your parents: A) zero in on the C's and say, "What's the matter here?". And I suspect that wasn't only your parent's reaction, it was yours as well — and not just for your report cards but for your performance reviews. And why not?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2017

National Institutes of Health, but the reverse is less clear; biopharmaceutical companies, too, participate in basic research that advances our understanding of mechanisms of disease and treatment. For academics, publishing and obtaining grants are key to promotion and career advancement.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But, at the end of the day, it is bank leaders and employees who must take the right business, legal and ethical actions under existing law. Deceptive communication within the company and to the board. Of course, these institutions are always challenging aspects of regulatory regimes and engaging in disputes about future laws.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

A recent UK report from The High Pay Commission sets out a multi-faceted political case — on business, economic, and social grounds — against such extreme compensation growth. At a minimum, the report should be carefully scrutinized by U.S. But these debates have, so far, had little political impact. per cent in 1979. (In

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2012

Further, he convinced himself that his actions were acceptable because they had been signed off by the firm's lawyers, accountants, and board and were disclosed in the financial reports. Fastow said we can begin by understanding that structured finance is like steroids: a little can cure many illnesses, but a lot can destroy your organs.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2012

A generation of economists, finance theorists, business school professors, and would-be governance experts has embraced the notion that companies exist only to maximize "shareholder value.". In effect it leaves the manager with no objective.". To many, the obvious candidate for measuring corporate performance is share price.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

If you'd like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation and email address. As the president of Almond China, he wanted to show his Chongqing colleagues how much he cared about the topic under discussion: ethical business practices. listed companies.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

It’s really well done, and you should listen to it , read the transcript , and/or read the story by ProPublica reporter Jake Bernstein. Still, there is some context that’s inevitably missing, and as a former banking-regulation reporter for the American Banker , I feel called to fill some of it in. Ethics Finance Government'

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

If AI-guided investing can work for a person, can it also work for a company? Companies are both operators and investors. Research by McKinsey shows that US companies allocate about $650B a year across all their activities—be it financial, physical, human, intellectual, or customer capital. The Risks and Rewards of AI.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. A similar conclusion was reached by Bo Cowgill at Columbia Business School when he studied the performance of a job-screening algorithm at a software company ( forthcoming research ). So how worried should we be about the modern ascendance of algorithms?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

The Walmart bribery scandal is one of the most closely-watched cases of alleged malfeasance by a global company. The piece, which won a Pulitzer Prize for reporter David Barstow , raised a host of personal accountability and corporate governance issues for the company.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2015

If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and e-mail address. Sema, a finance manager at the Dutch-British financial services consultancy Dirksen-Hall, had recently transferred from its Ankara office to its headquarters, in Amsterdam.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Workers tend to earn more and report higher engagement with their jobs. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. In addition to improved product quality and delivery times, the lean approach has been linked to improved terms of employment. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

As a recent example, a simple background check would have saved the Yahoo board the trouble of ousting Scott Thompson , the company's fourth CEO in five years, because he falsely claimed a computer science degree. A growing number of companies also conduct behavioral and honesty testing to screen employees. Set clear policies.

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Management Banking Committee Risk Management 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2015

In recent years, investors have learned that defining the market value of a firm cannot just be based on finances. GAAP and FASB standards require financial reporting of earnings, cash flow, and profitability – all measures that investors have traditionally examined. An index guides investors to make more informed choices.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

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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. Merck and Co. Integration is key.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What is my preferred work environment and company culture? In fast-paced fields, staying up-to-date with the latest trends and skills lies at the core of their business model, and ensuring you bring relevant skills to the company can help you secure your position in the field. What are some benefits I want from my job?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

According to legend, Sarah Winchester, the extremely wealthy widow of the founder of the Winchester rifle company, was told by a spiritual medium that she would be haunted by the ghosts of the people killed by her husband’s rifles unless she built a house to appease the spirits. But how do we evaluate this research?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2012

But it isn't true that the entire finance and investment industry is guilty of the cultural lapse that Smith is describing. Greg Smith reports he's heard Goldman Managing Directors refer to their clients as "muppets" and that he's sat through too many planning sessions featuring no discussion of how best to serve clients.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. People decry the scandals and rest assured that such doings are not happening in their companies. How much further should we extend ethics? Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

“You need to be self-motivated, have good organizational skills, and a strong work ethic,” explains King. But do make sure you’re not violating any of your current company’s policies or your employment contract. “We were lucky that my husband had a good job and we’d been smart about our finances.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Federal lawmakers in the U.S.

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CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

It takes you three days to write this report where it takes your team members one day.’” Michelle Garvey, Director of HR Transformation at Ford Motor Company, strives to make sure the workload on her team is even. “I knew her work ethic,” he says. Be frank in your feedback. ’” Probe a little.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2011

Here he is in early 2009 , explaining the bad parts of M&T's staggeringly good (for a bank in the middle of a global financial crisis) 2008 earnings report: [T]he specific drags on our 2008 earnings. From the same letter: [N]o company operates in a vacuum. Clearly, the man has come to see the good side of being compartmentalized.

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