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Pfizer’s Straight Talk on Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Developing this ownership culture will be key to our success. In comparison, the word “employees” makes people sound more like a means to an end in order to achieve business results rather than unique individuals worthy of respect in and of themselves. People are more committed and loyal to an organization that is ethical.

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

Strategy Driven

It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. 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. Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Faster innovation.

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The Big Picture of Business- Professional Education Necessary for Company Success

Strategy Driven

Professional education is an important ingredient in corporate development. Organizations of all sizes must have the Think Tank.which delineates future operations, including education and training. 7 Steps of Professional Development : 1. Personal Development. Developing a Body of Work-Knowledge. Teaching-Training.

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The Big Picture of Business – What Business Must Learn: Putting.

Strategy Driven

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. How much further should we extend ethics?

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The Big Picture of Business: Been There, Done That

Strategy Driven

Business development. Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17 Don’t base the business on ‘apples to oranges’ comparisons. Look at their activity in professional development and business education.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Realities of Networking

Strategy Driven

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Spot them and avoid them. He found other warm bodies.

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In the Fight Against Poverty, Work Is Our Most Powerful Weapon

Harvard Business Review

” I spent the next four years studying development economics at Harvard, designing a special major to focus on African development, and later working at the World Bank to further understand the problem of poverty and how to fix it. My conclusion after all this time isn’t so novel.

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