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Vision Express, Again and Again . . .
People problems are not always problem people. When you look at the phenomenal growth and success of companies like Zappos, the online shoe retailer, it is easy to see the critical importance of...
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Culture Eats Strategy ? ? ?
A culture of discipline is not a principle of business; it is a principle of greatness – Jim Collins Recently Fast Company.com magazine published an article entitled Culture Eats Strategy. The...
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Reblog: Culture eats Strategy ? ? ?
(I wrote this blog about culture a while ago, but with all the talk about banking and bank culture in the news, I thought it might be of interest and helpful) A culture of discipline is not a principle...
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Pirate Stew and Corporate Culture
“Soup and fishing explain half the emotions of human life.” Whenever we go on extended river float trips to the Alaskan wilderness, we try to take enough decent food (fresh, packaged and freeze dried)...
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In the beginning was the Word . . .
Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another. -Napoleon Hill There is much talk lately about corporate...
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Go Long . . . or Don’t Start
One fine day, not long ago, after comparing his company’s stock price against a peer group, the Chief Executive descended from on high and gathered his trustworthy Vice Presidents around him. “Hear ye...
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Read The Economist review of my new book, LEVERAGE: The CEO’s Guide to...
I spent the last 10 months at a small desk on the third floor of our house in London, sitting in front of a computer screen. I was committed (and probably should have been committed) to writing a...
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Cultural Drift . . .
I clearly remember my second year in college sitting in a marine geology class and discussing the then revolutionary topic of continental drift. After decades of theories and much scoffing at the...
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Culture By Design, Culture By the Numbers
In my executive speeches and my recent book, LEVERAGE: The CEO’s Guide to Corporate Culture, I use the case study of Zappos.com, the internet shoe and clothing retailer to illustrate the power of...
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What’s Wrong With Culture Audits? Plenty . . .
Corporate culture is a hot topic! It is discussed in boardrooms, MBA classrooms, blogging pages and even House of Parliament treasury committee hearings concerning the Libor rate fixing scandal. It’s...
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Adam Smith and Corporate Culture
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish philosopher and a...
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Culture Questions I Am Often Asked . . .
I am often asked by senior executives various questions concerning corporate culture. This past week was no exception when I spoke to a group of risk professionals and regulators from the Australian...
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