N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. Our responsibility is to respect the ethic. My premise was that business logic is similar to the logic used in solving mathematical equations - if you attempt to solve a problem out of sequence it will result in a flawed outcome.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 6, 2012

How can we help leaders deal with complexity and respond to it with ethical behavior? Linda Fisher Thornton , from Leading in Context offers Leading Ethically Through Complexity. No matter the arena, business, political, religious or role models in general, the operative question these days is ‘What were he/she/they thinking’.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These silos are staffed with legions of “tenured&# COBOL and C++ programmers, as well as &# tenured&# IT managers overseeing the operation. The mandates for compliance along with the accompanying maze of bureaucratic processes and procedures, will often take precedence over doing the right thing.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2017

Some may see benefits from indulging in corrupt practices such as faster processing of permits or less interference from governmental officials. Moreover, our research illuminates specific steps companies can take to maintain high ethical standards in environments where corruption seems widespread. Ethics Can Be a Differentiator.

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LDRLB

APRIL 13, 2020

Consider a few examples: “The company’s primary objective is to maximize long-term shareholder value while adhering to the laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates and at all times observing the highest ethical standard.” ” You probably got bored right at the phase “long-term shareholder value.”

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

When we view our responsibilities three-dimensionally as if through a prism that simultaneously allows us to keep focused on the MRC concepts, we will make better mission-focused decisions that are based upon how our resources must be deployed to accomplish them, and we will operate in ethical ways that resonate with our partners and employees.

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LDRLB

APRIL 13, 2020

Consider a few examples: “The company’s primary objective is to maximize long-term shareholder value while adhering to the laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates and at all times observing the highest ethical standard.” ” You probably got bored right at the phase “long-term shareholder value.”

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is a continuing process where we keep the elements mixed. Good intentions and political correctness are not enough. Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. This process creates more job opportunities for multicultural professionals.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

But these debates have, so far, had little political impact. A recent UK report from The High Pay Commission sets out a multi-faceted political case — on business, economic, and social grounds — against such extreme compensation growth. What are the operational objectives which express those purposes?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

election cycle is on track to break political spending records — and corporate contributions will be a large part of that. More than ever, it is the directors’ responsibility to determine when and how their company should engage in political activities. The 2016 U.S. Our contention is no. Consider what Aetna faced in 2012.

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CO2

AUGUST 14, 2010

What is equally amazing is that is where much of the stuff is made too (so if their is pollution or a stretch in ethics of how something is made we might be able to turn a blind eye)! Often times where it ends up does not seem to matter that much to us, because it may be on another continent.

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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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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I’ve been a consultant for almost 20 years, advising companies on complex challenges in ethics, risk, and responsibility. Happily fading from memory is the cliché that ethics and compliance teams effectively constitute a “business prevention department.” Most corporate leaders know this.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

On the one hand, protectionism, populism, and wide-spread distrust of business’s role in politics is threatening international corporations (think Carrier, Boeing, and tariffs/taxes for off-shoring and outsourcing). And they may shift dramatically as the political pendulum swings back and forth in different nations.

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CO2

JANUARY 4, 2011

At the time our mission statement was, “ Anything for a buck, as long as it is legal and ethical. &# So we were paid to take a newsletter promotion Sid was doing for his business, we was a gifted writer (and a student of great copy writers), and attach a penny to each of the 18,000 newsletters.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In his Nicomachean Ethics , Aristotle states that it is a fact that “all knowledge and every pursuit aims at some good,” but then continues, “What then do we mean by the good?” ” That, in essence, encapsulates the ethical dilemma. ” Unraveling Ethical Dilemmas. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

These issues include legislation, regulation, litigation, enforcement, investigations, geopolitical risk, demands for ethical actions, and public criticism, affecting all the functions of the corporation in their interaction with all levels of global governments (central, regional, local).

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. The key is to develop determination and commitment for the process. Here is how it could look: i.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Moreover, ethical followers can help leaders avoid making questionable decisions and high performing followers often motivate leaders to raise their own levels of performance. Brown-Nosers constantly check in with their leaders and operate by seeking permission, rather than forgiveness.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Leaders rate the importance of maintaining a sterling reputation in the countries in which they operate 10 times higher than do laggards — the greatest variance we found. When large companies do business overseas, they’re not just economic actors, but political ones, too. The impact they have on local economies is large.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2014

Before you can scale the business, you have to understand what your customers really want and value, and how to deliver it to them — and that process requires a lot of flexibility. And it requires a constant vigilance to make sure that you don’t get into legal or ethical grey areas or lose sight of the company’s interests.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2014

In our book by that same title, Judith Eve Lipton and I investigated not only the psychology of retribution (and its sociology, politics, anthropology, history, theology, ethology, and vivid depictions in literature), but also its deep biological roots. Conflict Government Politics' Ditto for revenge.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

Company boycotts like this one are not new, but they have increasingly become the weapon of choice for NGOs and other activists aiming to further political and social goals. This is still unfamiliar territory for executives who lack a proper understanding of how activists operate and what makes boycotts successful.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2018

AI systems and devices will soon recognize, interpret, process, and simulate human emotions. A combination of facial analysis, voice pattern analysis, and deep learning can already decode human emotions for market research and political polling purposes. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

Rather, it is characterized by a steady increase in the automation of traditionally human-based decision processes throughout organizations all over the country. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. This is not an argument for algorithmic absolutism or blind faith in the power of statistics.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

In many organisations influence is a function of previously proven experience (earned stripes so to speak) and people who are fresh to the organisation, with different ideals and approaches and who are less politically connected may find their ideas sqeezed out by institutional knowledge and cultural dominance. Let me expand.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

In an era of high unemployment, and especially in this political season of economic nationalism, both parties outdo themselves with promises to "rebuild America." can benefit consumers and the economy with lower cost (although foreign operations often sell in foreign markets). Let's get real — and back to basics.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Zeitgeist, German for "spirit of the time," is the complex interplay of economic, technological, political, and social forces that can determine which ideas will flop and which will fly in a particular moment. During difficult economic times, organizations often seek ideas on how to cut costs or perform operations more efficiently.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Our stakeholder-based strategy rests on the following key pillars: People: The human factor plays a central role in our operations, and thus our business growth must be tied to the growth of our people. We pride ourselves on finding ways (through R&D) to use less energy and water in the production process.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

Pressures continue and accelerate for companies to stay in operation, become competitive, keep ahead of the marketplace and perform quality work. There are seven levels of strategy retreats and processes in which companies can engage, with #1 being a starting point and #7 being the ultimate outcome: Information Sharing. Philosophy.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Criticizing others may be cloaked as a subtle or even polite dialog. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Not engaging in planning for future operations: So what are you gonna do about it? Companies spend disproportionate amounts of money on technology and neglect their people, processes and policies.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 17, 2015

As companies operate, all make honest and predictable mistakes. This includes the characteristics of addictive organizations, their processes, promises and forms. Addictive organizations show frozen feelings and ethical deterioration. The addictive system does not encourage managers to develop thinking and reasoning processes.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2015

As companies operate, all make honest and predictable mistakes. This includes the characteristics of addictive organizations, their processes, promises and forms. Addictive organizations show frozen feelings and ethical deterioration. The addictive system does not encourage managers to develop thinking and reasoning processes.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

If you still don’t know whether or not your attitude is affecting your performance, I would strongly suggest participation in a 360 review process where your strengths and weakness are objectively assessed by those whom you interface with on a frequent basis. In fact, many of the online survey companies (e.g. Best wishes Kerri.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

Informed would-be voters now have a basic grasp of how the process works. Such plans frequently include giving managers financial incentives to do what they should have done before — concentrating on the most promising lines, selling off dud businesses, and "leaning down" operations, often including headcount.

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