Values

Corporate values provide a very powerful communication tool. For the internal organization the values can be used to derive the company principles. An ...  Read more

Clarifying and implementing corporate core values – corporate DNA – will result in a business advantage. Two questions every company should ask: 1. ...  Read more

As product life cycles continue to shorten and the rate of technology diffusion increases, the strategic importance of alliances to international firm ...  Read more

In the last few years, business ethics and company core values are among the most critical discussions I facilitate during strategic planning and busi ...  Read more

Values have been described as personal--or organizational--North Stars. Having values means we have a constant fixture to guide us in the face of unce ...  Read more

For years conventional wisdom suggested that people do not leave companies, but rather they leave because of bad business management also known as bad ...  Read more

To become more productive we must get our priorities straight. First we have to strip away the unimportant clutter from our lives. Things we might th ...  Read more

Any day we can pick up the paper, listen to the radio or see someone on television and learn about people whose core values have brought their behavio ...  Read more

Are you longing to own a business? Or have you tried different businesses but just couldn't find one that suits you? Read on to find out how you can f ...  Read more

Tell most people that you are in sales and watch their reaction. Their experiences with high pressure, poor service and poor quality have conditioned ...  Read more

Your culture and your conditioning cause you to perceive things differently. Some cultural values are worldwide, like showing manners, while many othe ...  Read more

Think about yourself and your will think about others. That is, if you are teaming up with colleagues or with friends. But what do you value? And wha ...  Read more

Years ago, my dream was to work my way up the corporate ladder, which in a male dominated environment I managed to do; my last promotion making me a s ...  Read more

I took a course in social deviance several years ago. What this course helped me understand is that societies and cultures have their own definitions ...  Read more

There has been an unedifying politicised debate in Australia about Australian values. It is a debate about who has them, who does not and seeks to ost ...  Read more

Bad bosses, poor supervisors, inept managers create negative impact on the bottom line including less production, higher turnover and increased operat ...  Read more

You have data! The problem is to pull meaning out of it. The data has no value if you can't understand it. The solution is to visualize that data. On ...  Read more

Are you being paid too lowly? How about having your customers paying you more? While many small businesses are competing on price, you may want to go ...  Read more

What values and principles drive your business? More importantly, does the leader of your business consistently demonstrate these values? This month, ...  Read more

No ifs, ands, buts about it, bad bosses are a reflection of bad management. These individuals are bad leaders and bad for business profits. The behavi ...  Read more