Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

In the Chinese culture, every crisis is first recognized as a danger signal and always as an opportunity for overcoming obstacles. Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. It opens your services to additional market niches. About the Author.

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Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 86

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the financial derivatives market collapse, Toyota concealing owner reports of sudden acceleration (resulting in a USA man sentenced to prison) and the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Our responsibility is to respect the ethic. link] mikemyatt Hi Laurie: Thanks for your comment.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Furthermore, last time I checked a CEO can always be removed for lack of performance, or moral and ethical indiscretions, so what purpose do CEO term limits serve other than to disincentivize the CEO? Why would you ever want the person in charge of corporate leadership, vision and strategy to be a lame duck right from the get go?

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CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 305

Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

I recommend that diversity audits, quality control reviews, ethics programs and other important regimen be conducted as part of Strategic Planning, rather than as stand-alone, distracting and energy diverting activities. By seeing the daily changes resulting from the planning, companies are poised to rise above the current daily crises.

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Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 73

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Not Customer Focused : Leaders not attuned to the needs of the market will fail. There is so much unethical behavior (what I refer to as situational ethics) at the executive level that continues to create an us versus them environment. Bottom line – leaders who build a static business doom themselves to failure.

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Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. On with the exam… Section I: Character. Great leaders do the right thing regardless of circumstances, situational context or other influencing factors. Section IV: Tactics.

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Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 366

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Futurism is a continuum of thinking and reasoning skills, judicious activities, shared leadership and an accent upon ethics and quality. Futurism: ideas that inspire, manage and benchmark change. It is an ongoing process of evaluation, planning, tactical actions and benchmarking accomplishments. Quotes on The Future. About the Author.

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Benchmarking Crisis Management Rogers Tactics 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Those vital employees in the business world might include the IT guy, the receptionist, the mailroom manager, the ethics adviser and the secretary to the Board of Directors. Study and utilize marketing and business development techniques. Great executives know the value of crediting support figures for the business success.

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Rogers Henderson Mentor Learning-by-Doing 62

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Reward talent, innovation, loyalty, attitude, creativity, work ethic, contribution, and leadership ability…not tenure. often evoke feelings of hatred at the mere mention of their name. The bottom line is this…as an employer you need to possess an extreme bias toward performance.

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Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. When all succeed, then profitability is much higher and more sustained than under the Hard Nose management style. You have and regularly update-benchmark a strategy for the future, shared company Vision, ethics, Big Picture thinking and “walk the talk.”

Leadership 50

Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 28, 2012

Other than ensuring an ethical environment in the organizations they govern, I suspect today’s Boards still don’t give culture the attention it deserves. Like most Boards, they were more interested in hearing about profit, financial ratios, efficiencies, headcounts, labor climate and strategic initiatives.

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Competitive Advantage Long-term CEO Ethics 131

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Marketing’s importance was fully embraced in the 1960′s. Marketing departments deal most often and immediately with the side effects of poor quality. Access to global markets.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

It's not – Unless the request infringes upon our values, moral or ethical standards using no as a response is just intellectually lazy, avoidance or ego centric – imho [link] mikemyatt So Dan, tell me how you really feel All kidding aside, you and I are definitely on the same page here.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 385

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Amplify discussions on community standards and ethics. Exemplifying ethical behavior. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Encourage dialog on a Big Picture approach to non-profits. Helping others.

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Strategic Planning Planning Ethics Learning-by-Doing 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Whether your focus is on customer service, profits, investing, marketing, or company growth a constant awareness of your current position in relation to where you want to be is essential. All members of top management have Business Development responsibilities. Marketing plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals.

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Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I am always so refreshed by the centrality of ethics, doing the right thing, and people as capital – in your work! Great insights Susan. link] Elllen Weber Wow – Mike, thanks for the way you weave the parts together with such agility.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Truth and ethics must be woven into how you conduct business. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Good job performers are better left doing what they do best. If you do not “walk the talk,” who will?

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Mentor Learning-by-Doing Open-book Career 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The contemporary CEO must not only be expert at addressing the commercial verities of products, markets, and competitors. In virtually every country across the globe, a broad range of governmental and ethical issues directly and immediately shape what companies can and cannot do. But the U.S.

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CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. How sad is this? Their responsibility is to be correct; not politically correct. Are these extreme statements?

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Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 375

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Consider the soul-searching that must have gone on at Merck in 2004 when its management finally made the decision to remove Vioxx from the market. Crisis management Ethics Leadership' Will I have to change my behavior? The delay left the company facing billions in lawsuits and with a damaged reputation to repair.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Tom Walter, the Serial Entrepreneur , explores whether ethical behavior in leadership is still given the weight necessary in Ethics in Leadership. Linda Fisher Thorton of Leading in Context asks and answers the question How is Ethical Leadership a Strategic Advantage?

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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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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

More effective risk mitigation and crisis management, and a better balance between risk-welcoming and risk aversion behavior. Higher quality monitoring of and guidance to management. Phillips , the Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics, and others have found. In part this is due to a common bias groups have.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

In a recent article in the journal Environmental Systems and Decisions , a group of risk management experts dissect how Venice responded to the Black Death in the 1400s. This all comes down to what the article’s authors call resilient risk management. So when you contact someone, your chances of getting a response are higher.

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Management Risk Management Finance Real Estate 9

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. In reality, no single market shift speaks completely for itself. Learn to manage change, rather than become a victim of it. We’re too worried about __ (some item in the news… the latest source of gossip). Interest rates are too high. About the Author.

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Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 74

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

How much further should we extend ethics? Sadly, many of the perpetrators did not see lapses in ethics… it was legal and just business to them. By maintaining an awareness of further changing environments, there are further opportunities to be successful, ethical and move ahead of the competition.

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 58

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

I recommend that diversity audits, quality control reviews, ethics programs and other important regimen be conducted as part of Strategic Planning, rather than as stand-alone, distracting and energy diverting activities. By seeing the daily changes resulting from the planning, companies are poised to rise above the current daily crises.

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Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 56

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.&# - Harry S. Truman Please comment below sharing your thoughts and insights on what you believe defines great leadership.

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Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] ATIG Mike, authenticity and transparency for better and ETHICAL business. In fact, you might be interested in reading a previous post that I authored on this topic: [link]. – I'd be interested in your thoughts. Thanks for the suggestion Dan. I am not specialist but I try to learn.

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Influence Blog Leadership Video 359

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. 35% of employees steal from the company.

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Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 79

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

Ethics and integrity. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. These are the ingredients that make a legend: Significant business contributions. Mature confidence and informed judgment. Courage and leadership.

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Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 69

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

How do you handle crisis management and preparedness? Supply chain management should be implemented. Quality management should be implemented. Adjustments must be periodically made to target markets, definition of terms and modification of strategies. Walking the Talk: ethics, values, quality, vision.

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Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 66

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Among the lessons which we learned from the Y2K Bug exercise were: When they want to do so, company leadership will provide sufficient resources to plan for the future, including crisis management and preparedness (of which computer glitches are one set of ‘what ifs.’). Unsuccessful marketing. Crisis management.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Unless an untreated psychological, neurological or psychiatric condition exists, an inability to change is likely self-inflicted by one or all of the following: no recognition of needed change; no desire to change, or lack of work ethic needed to cause the change.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2011

On the other hand, millions of bottles of products have had to be taken off the market — products that all promise the brand of trust — from baby medicine to Rolaids to the flagship product Tylenol. He insists that no serious injuries have occurred, and that company's quality control problems are not systematic.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 21, 2011

by John • March 21, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing • 1 Comment. Call it a hiccup or a long-term slump; every brand faces a crisis. Whether self-created or a swipe from the blind side, crisis recovery can be elusive. PS: I was the Canadian Brand Manager of Brylcreem during the demise. Leadership.

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Brand CEO Long-term Crisis 140

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2011

The News of the World shares many resources and a common editorial approach with The Sun , News International's weekday London tabloid, and it's hard to imagine the company not returning to the still-lucrative Sunday market soon with a less-baggage-encumbered title. Assuming they're not all going to jail.

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