When I was six years old there lived a family nearby who had multiple kids known as “the terrors” of the neighborhood. Although there was likely a nice child in their family, due to the majority being so mean, my friends and I avoided the entire family. In business, when we allow the behaviors and attitudes of our people to ...
Friar Joe Mazzone, a Catholic pastor in Stoughton, Massachusetts, recently wrote, “We should have a good “work ethic,” yes, but we should also have a good “leisure ethic,” too, to find time to “get away and rest awhile.” He referenced Josef Pieper, a German Catholic philosopher, who once wrote a famous and influential essay titled “Leisure: The Basis of Culture.” ...
My eighth grade football team was led by Coach Hill. He drove each of us to do our very best, with excellence on the field being the ultimate goal. That year we finished the year undefeated and unscored upon. A year later, we had the same players, playing the same teams, but we barely won a single game. Our ninth ...
At one of my first jobs, several of us were loading merchandise when a new employee named Bob jumped into action. He locked the manager in the bathroom, kicked open the shipping door and began loading his truck with new TVs and stereos! Then he drove off to sell his merchandise. Those of us watching were stunned! Even though the ...
In my new book, “Unconventional Business,” I identify five steps towards developing a healthy ethical culture. The final step is to “Make periodic assessments and adjustments.” A company I consulted with had a fairly strong culture. Subsequently, a partner of the business left and took many customers and employees with him. This change devastated the culture of the organization and ...
In my new book, “Unconventional Business,” I identify five steps towards developing a healthy ethical culture. Step four is to “Communicate, communicate, communicate.” If you don’t constantly communicate your values and vision for the future, they will be easily forgotten. Some creative leaders host events focused on company values. Others use TV screens with their values scrolling on the screen, ...
In my new book, “Unconventional Business,” I identify five steps towards developing a healthy ethical culture. Step three is to “Develop your strategy and tactics.” Your culture will not change unless you take the necessary steps to make it change. My friend, Jerry Haney, and I were working with a contractor on his business culture. While developing the strategy and ...
In my new book, “Unconventional Business,” I identify five steps towards developing a healthy ethical culture. The second step is to “Cast Vision for the Future.” In 1961, during the “Cold War” with Russia, President Kennedy cast a bold vision. He proclaimed that America would place a man on the moon by 1970. By publicly communicating his dream, President Kennedy ...
In my new book, “Unconventional Business,” I identify five steps towards developing a healthy, ethical culture. The first step is “Assessing the strength of your culture.” Years ago, I reviewed a culture assessment tool with a business owner. He proudly gave himself the highest rankings, and assured me that his staff would as well. When my assessment was complete this ...
The Ethics and Compliance Initiative surveyed employees in 13 nations to gauge the ethical climate internationally. Japan had the lowest incidences of observed ethical misconduct with only 15%, while Brazil, India, and Russia were the worst, all experiencing over 40%. In the United States, 30% of people surveyed claimed they had witnessed ethical misconduct in their workplace in the last ...
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