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.

Competitive Advantage 131

Competitive Advantage Long-term CEO Ethics 131

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues. 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.

Diversity 84

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 84

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Once the PR crisis passes, things will get back to normal. Our human resources department takes care of that. We’re too worried about __ (some item in the news… the latest source of gossip). Interest rates are too high. Until then, it’s business as usual.

Budgeting 72

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 72

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Top management has as a priority the need to develop and practice People development, skills and team building responsibilities. Human Resources program is active, professional and responsive to the organization. The organization maintains and lives by an ethics statement. About the Author.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

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. This is not something that can be conducted alone by internal human resources departments. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 21, 2011

Whether self-created or a swipe from the blind side, crisis recovery can be elusive. The J&J folks set the crisis management standard for all others to follow—to be prepared for that inevitable day when disaster WILL strike. Human Resources. Afterlife: Fortune Magazine Contributor, Wannabe Novelist. Leadership.

Brand 140

Brand CEO Long-term Crisis 140