Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. In that regard, he taught me a “work ethic.” But if there is not a sense of “accountability” from top to bottom, a work ethic will be sporadic if it exists at all. Fly-bys don’t count.

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Books Leadership Ethics Morale 65

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2019

Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. In that regard, he taught me a “work ethic.” But if there is not a sense of “accountability” from top to bottom, a work ethic will be sporadic if it exists at all. Fly-bys don’t count.

Books 50

Books Leadership Ethics Morale 50

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. In that regard, he taught me a “work ethic.” But if there is not a sense of “accountability” from top to bottom, a work ethic will be sporadic if it exists at all. Fly-bys don’t count.

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Books Leadership Ethics Morale 84

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2014

They can be modified if you simply propose an ethical, viable and mutually beneficial alternative solution. Much useful information can be gleaned during casual conversation, including what they value in life, what motivates them, what annoys them, their ethics, etc. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Short-term Document Ethics Competitive Advantage 67

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

If your mentoring and training programs don’t focus on the development of action oriented leaders then you are simply breeding obselesence, and utlimately…failure. If your company has passive and/or timid leadership you will face serious problems in sustaining your competitive advantage. Great insights Susan.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Today's workforce will need three times the amount of training that it now gets if the organization intends to stay in business, remain competitive and tackle the future successfully. Training is rarely allowed to be extensive. Teaching-Training. 7 Biggest Misconceptions About Training: 1. Therein lies the problem.

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Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Failing to emphasize training. Without employee communications, suggestion boxes, publications, training videos, speeches and other professionally prepared instruments, the company is fooling itself and its customers about the commitment to quality. How to Institute a Quality Program. Setting goals that are too low.

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Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

How do you deal with routine failure? I don’t mean bankruptcy or catastrophic setbacks, but rather the heartbreak associated with hires who quit after lots of training, or money wasted on advertising that didn’t attract customers, or time forever lost on projects that couldn’t be implemented for one reason or another.

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

In How to Handle 3 Kinds of Conflict , Dan shows you how to be more effective next time conflict arises. In Why Your Employees Are Not Working Efficiently , he points out it’s not just a simple matter of proper training. She says, “As our work becomes more complex, so do our ethical dilemmas.”

Leadership Development 205

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 205

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Diagnose a competitively disadvantaging problem or an unrealized opportunity for competitive advantage. Prescribe a more competitively advantaged outcome. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. How to Find Goals: Examine problems. Training is vital. Continue raising the bar on values.

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Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We can dispense with all that employee training and professional development. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Organizations must educate consumers, in a pro-active way, on how to best utilize their products-services. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

Budgeting 72

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 72

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

.” Great cultures need a common language that allows people to actually understand each other: first, a common set of values, which are the evergreen principles of the firm, and second, a common set of standards by which a business will measure how they’re upholding those principles. Embrace your frontline cultural ambassadors.

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